Bible Quiz – Psalm 22 (True/False)
📖 Introduction: Why This Psalm 22 Quiz Is Different
Psalm 22 is not just a lament—it is one of the most
theologically dense and cross-referenced chapters in Scripture. Quoted, echoed,
and alluded to throughout the Gospels, this psalm invites careful reading
rather than quick assumptions.
This multi-section quiz is designed for readers who
want to move beyond surface-level familiarity. Each section increases in
difficulty, challenging your attention to textual detail, canonical context,
and cross-reference accuracy. Whether you are a serious Bible student, teacher,
or lifelong learner, this quiz will sharpen how you read Scripture—line by
line, verse by verse, and book by book.
Take your time. Read closely. Let the text speak for
itself.
🧭 How to Use This Quiz (Instructions for Readers)
This quiz is divided into multiple progressive
sections. Each section tests a different skill in biblical interpretation.
Do not rush. These questions are designed to reward
slow, careful reading.
👉 Important:
Answer all questions before scrolling to the answers.
Explanations include interpretive insights that may affect later sections.
🔹 Section 1: Psalm 22 – True / False
(Foundational)
Purpose:
To test close reading of Psalm 22 itself.
How it works:
Each statement is based directly on the biblical text
Some statements use exact wording; others test
theological implication
Decide True or False based solely on Psalm 22
Tip:
Do not rely on memory—read the psalm carefully.
🔹 Section 2: EXTREME Scholar-Level Psalm 22 Quiz
Purpose:
To evaluate advanced understanding of literary
structure, Hebrew imagery, and theological movement.
How it works:
Statements may involve tension, irony, or debated
interpretations
Some questions involve what the text does not say
Assumes familiarity with lament psalms and Messianic
discussion
Tip:
If a statement feels “almost right,” examine it
again—that’s the trap.
🔹 Section 3: Cross-Reference Trap Questions
(Gospels vs Psalms)
Purpose:
To test how accurately Psalm 22 is applied in the
Gospel passion narratives.
How it works:
Each question compares Psalm 22 with one or more Gospel
passages
Some statements reflect common teaching assumptions—but
not the text itself
Focus is on quotation, sequence, and narrative
placement
Tip:
Ask yourself: Is this explicitly written, or commonly
assumed?
🧠 How to Check Your Answers
After completing all sections:
Review the Answers & Explanations carefully
Pay attention to why an answer is false—not just why
one is true
Look up the verses in your own Bible for maximum
benefit
This quiz is designed to teach, not just test.
✨ Encouragement
Psalm 22 rewards readers who slow down.
The deeper you read, the more connections—and
corrections—you discover.
📖 Bible Quiz – Psalm 22 (True / False)
Instructions
Read each statement carefully and decide whether it is
True (T) or False (F) based on Psalm 22.
Do not rush—some statements are intentionally subtle
and test close reading of the text.
1.
Psalm 22 opens with
a cry expressing a feeling of abandonment by God.
True / False
2.
David declares that
God has never helped his ancestors in times of trouble.
True / False
3.
The psalmist
compares himself to a worm rather than a man.
True / False
4.
Psalm 22 states
that the psalmist’s enemies mock him by telling him to trust in the Lord.
True / False
5.
The psalm describes
physical suffering so severe that the psalmist’s bones feel out of joint.
True / False
6.
According to Psalm
22, the psalmist’s enemies tear his clothing instead of dividing it.
True / False
7.
The psalmist
praises God publicly even before being delivered.
True / False
8.
Psalm 22 teaches
that the poor will seek the Lord and be satisfied.
True / False
9.
The psalm ends with
a focus only on David’s personal rescue.
True / False
10.
Psalm 22 concludes
by declaring that future generations will hear of what the Lord has done.
True / False
Answers, Complete Reference Verses &
Explanations
1. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:1 (KJV)
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art
thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?”
Explanation:
The psalm opens with a deeply emotional cry of
abandonment, later echoed by Jesus on the cross (Matthew 27:46).
2. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:4 (KJV)
“Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou
didst deliver them.”
Explanation:
David affirms that God did deliver Israel’s ancestors
when they trusted Him.
3. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:6 (KJV)
“But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and
despised of the people.”
Explanation:
This vivid language emphasizes humiliation and
rejection, often interpreted as messianic.
4. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:8 (KJV)
“He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let
him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.”
Explanation:
The mockers sarcastically challenge the psalmist’s
faith—another detail echoed in the crucifixion narrative.
5. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:14 (KJV)
“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out
of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.”
Explanation:
The verse portrays intense physical and emotional
suffering.
6. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:18 (KJV)
“They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon
my vesture.”
Explanation:
The enemies divide his garments and cast lots—fulfilled
literally at the crucifixion of Christ (John 19:23–24).
7. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:22 (KJV)
“I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst
of the congregation will I praise thee.”
Explanation:
Praise is declared before full deliverance, showing
faith in God’s faithfulness.
8. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:26 (KJV)
“The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise
the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.”
Explanation:
The psalm shifts from suffering to hope, emphasizing
God’s care for the humble.
9. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:27 (KJV)
“All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto
the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.”
Explanation:
The psalm expands beyond personal rescue to global
worship and salvation.
10. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:30–31 (KJV)
“A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the
Lord for a generation.
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness
unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.”
Explanation:
The psalm ends with a prophetic vision of future
generations proclaiming God’s work.
✨ Reflection
Psalm 22 moves from deep suffering to worldwide hope,
making it one of the most powerful and prophetic psalms in Scripture. It teaches
that despair does not have the final word—God’s righteousness will be declared
to generations yet unborn.
📜 EXTREME Scholar-Level Bible Quiz
⚠️ Difficulty: VERY HIGH
Assumes close textual reading, canonical awareness, and
Messianic scholarship.
1.
Psalm 22 explicitly
states that God has permanently abandoned the psalmist.
True / False
2.
The phrase “My God,
my God” occurs only once in Psalm 22.
True / False
3.
Psalm 22 presents a
tension between perceived divine silence and affirmed divine holiness.
True / False
4.
The psalmist claims
his suffering disproves God’s past faithfulness to Israel.
True / False
5.
The metaphor “I am
a worm, and no man” carries covenantal and social shame implications in ancient
Hebrew culture.
True / False
6.
Psalm 22 describes enemies
using animal imagery exclusively associated with uncleanness in Levitical law.
True / False
7.
The psalmist’s
physical descriptions include dehydration imagery consistent with Near Eastern
crucifixion-style suffering.
True / False
8.
Psalm 22:16 definitively
reads “they pierced my hands and my feet” in all Hebrew manuscript traditions.
True / False
9.
The division of
garments in Psalm 22 occurs before the psalmist calls upon the Lord for
deliverance.
True / False
10.
The shift from
lament to praise in Psalm 22 occurs without any recorded change in external
circumstances.
True / False
11.
Psalm 22 limits its
theological horizon to David’s lifetime alone.
True / False
12.
The psalm
explicitly links praise in the congregation with fulfilled deliverance.
True / False
13.
Psalm 22 envisions
Gentile inclusion in the worship of YHWH.
True / False
14.
The final verses of
Psalm 22 emphasize human achievement rather than divine action.
True / False
15.
Psalm 22 ends with
a Hebrew construction that emphasizes completed divine action rather than
future hope.
True / False
ANSWERS, COMPLETE REFERENCE VERSES &
EXPLANATIONS
1. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:1 (KJV)
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art
thou so far from helping me…”
Explanation:
The psalm expresses perceived abandonment, not
permanent divine rejection. Lament language assumes relationship, not
severance.
2. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:1–2 (KJV)
“My God, my God…”
“…O my God, I cry in the daytime…”
Explanation:
The double address reinforces covenant intimacy amid suffering—intentional
repetition, not redundancy.
3. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:3 (KJV)
“But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises
of Israel.”
Explanation:
A key scholarly tension: felt absence vs. confessed
holiness—classic lament structure.
4. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:4–5 (KJV)
“Our fathers trusted in thee… and were not confounded.”
Explanation:
The psalmist contrasts his experience with Israel’s
history, but does not deny God’s faithfulness.
5. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:6 (KJV)
“But I am a worm, and no man…”
Explanation:
The Hebrew term tolaʿ
implies humiliation, social erasure, and covenantal disgrace—NOT mere
self-pity.
6. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:12–13 (KJV)
“Many bulls have compassed me… they gaped upon me with
their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.”
Explanation:
Bulls and lions symbolize power and violence, not
ritual uncleanness.
7. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:14–15 (KJV)
“I am poured out like water… my tongue cleaveth to my
jaws…”
Explanation:
These images align remarkably with execution-level
dehydration and physical collapse, fueling Messianic interpretation.
8. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:16 (Textual Issue)
“They pierced my hands and my feet” (LXX / DSS)
“Like a lion my hands and my feet” (Masoretic Text)
Explanation:
This verse is one of the most debated textual variants
in the Psalter.
9. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:18 (KJV)
“They part my garments among them…”
Explanation:
The act of dividing garments precedes the turn toward
praise, intensifying the injustice.
10. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:22 (KJV)
“I will declare thy name unto my brethren…”
Explanation:
The theological pivot occurs by faith, not by visible
rescue.
11. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:27 (KJV)
“All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto
the LORD…”
Explanation:
The psalm expands from individual lament → universal worship.
12. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:22–24 (KJV)
Explanation:
Praise is vowed before deliverance is described—faith
precedes fulfillment.
13. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:27 (KJV)
“All the kindreds of the nations shall worship before
thee.”
Explanation:
Clear Gentile inclusion—rare and theologically
significant in the Psalms.
14. FALSE
Reference –
Psalm 22:31 (KJV)
“…that he hath done this.”
Explanation:
The emphasis is entirely on divine accomplishment, not
human agency.
15. TRUE
Reference –
Psalm 22:31 (Hebrew emphasis)
“…He has done it.”
Explanation:
The Hebrew phrasing parallels John 19:30 (“It is
finished”), emphasizing completed divine action.
Psalm 22 is not merely lament—it is a canonical bridge
between suffering, kingship, worship, and redemptive history. Its theological
density makes it one of Scripture’s most cited Messianic texts.
📖 EXTREME Cross-Reference Trap Quiz
Psalm 22 vs the Gospels (True / False)
⚠️ Instructions for Scholars
Each statement compares Psalm 22 with one or more
Gospel passages.
Decide whether the statement is True (T) or False (F)
based on precise textual and narrative accuracy—not tradition or assumption.
1.
Jesus quotes Psalm
22:1 verbatim in all four Gospels.
True / False
2.
The Gospel writers
explicitly identify Psalm 22 as fulfilled prophecy during the crucifixion
narrative.
True / False
3.
The mockery
directed at Jesus on the cross mirrors the wording of Psalm 22:8.
True / False
4.
Psalm 22 describes
the piercing of hands and feet using the same wording found in John’s Gospel.
True / False
5.
The casting of lots
for Jesus’ garments in the Gospels occurs after His death, matching Psalm 22’s
sequence.
True / False
6.
Jesus’ statement “I
thirst” corresponds directly to Psalm 22:15.
True / False
7.
All four Gospel
writers record Jesus crying out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
True / False
8.
Psalm 22
anticipates Gentile worship in a way the Gospels apply directly to the
crucifixion scene.
True / False
9.
The darkness over
the land during the crucifixion is explicitly predicted in Psalm 22.
True / False
10.
The final
declaration of Psalm 22 linguistically parallels Jesus’ final words in John’s
Gospel.
True / False
11.
Psalm 22 presents
deliverance before death, whereas the Gospels present resurrection after death.
True / False
12.
The Gospel authors
quote Psalm 22 more frequently than any other Psalm in the passion narratives.
True / False
ANSWERS, REFERENCES & EXPLANATIONS
1. FALSE
References:
Matthew 27:46
Mark 15:34
Explanation:
Only Matthew and Mark record the quotation. Luke and
John do not.
2. FALSE
References:
Matthew 27
Mark 15
Luke 23
John 19
Explanation:
The Gospels rarely label Psalm 22 explicitly as
fulfilled prophecy—fulfillment is shown narratively, not formally stated.
3. TRUE
References:
Psalm 22:8
Matthew 27:43
Explanation:
Matthew’s wording closely mirrors the psalm’s taunt,
indicating deliberate literary echo.
4. FALSE
References:
Psalm 22:16
John 20:25
Explanation:
Psalm 22’s Hebrew text is textually disputed; John
never quotes Psalm 22:16 directly.
5. FALSE
References:
Psalm 22:18
John 19:23–24
Explanation:
In the Gospels, the soldiers cast lots before Jesus
dies, not after.
6. TRUE
References:
Psalm 22:15
John 19:28
Explanation:
John explicitly notes Jesus’ thirst and frames it as
Scripture fulfillment—Psalm 22 is a likely backdrop.
7. FALSE
References:
Matthew 27:46
Mark 15:34
Explanation:
Luke replaces the cry with “Father, into your hands I commit
my spirit,” and John omits it entirely.
8. FALSE
References:
Psalm 22:27
Gospel crucifixion accounts
Explanation:
Psalm 22 envisions global worship, but the Gospels do
not apply this directly to the crucifixion scene.
9. FALSE
References:
Psalm 22
Matthew 27:45
Explanation:
Psalm 22 contains no darkness motif. That imagery comes
from prophetic texts like Amos 8:9.
10. TRUE
References:
Psalm 22:31
John 19:30
Explanation:
Psalm 22’s “He has done it” closely parallels John’s
tetelestai (“It is finished”).
11. TRUE
References:
Psalm 22
Gospel resurrection accounts
Explanation:
Psalm 22 moves toward deliverance without narrating
death, while the Gospels center redemption on death followed by resurrection.
12. TRUE
References:
Passion narratives across the Gospels
Explanation:
Psalm 22 is the most densely echoed Psalm in the
crucifixion accounts—though often indirectly.
Psalm 22 functions less as a proof-text and more as a
theological lens through which the Gospel writers frame the crucifixion—inviting
recognition rather than citation.
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