Bible Quiz – Psalm 40 (Multiple Choice Questions)

 

📖 Bible Quiz – Psalm 40 (Multiple Choice Questions) 

Psalm 40 is a beautiful song of testimony, patience, gratitude, obedience, and heartfelt prayer. In this psalm, David moves from the joy of deliverance to a cry for continued help — reminding us that faith is both praise and perseverance.

This quiz will test how closely you’ve read Psalm 40 and how well you understand its message.

 

📜 Instructions

Read each question carefully.

Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D).

Do not peek at the answers until you finish all questions.

The Answer Key with Complete Reference Verses (KJV) is provided after the quiz.

Take your time — and enjoy diving deeper into God’s Word!

 

📝 Quiz Questions

 

1. What did David do for the Lord?

A. Fasted for forty days

B. Waited patiently

C. Built an altar

D. Wrote a new law

 

2. From where did the Lord bring David up?

A. The valley of dry bones

B. A burning furnace

C. A horrible pit and miry clay

D. The wilderness

 

3. What did God set upon David’s feet?

A. Gold sandals

B. A firm foundation

C. A rock

D. Holy ground

 

4. What did the Lord put in David’s mouth?

A. A prophecy

B. A new song

C. A parable

D. A command

 

5. Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his ______.

A. Strength

B. Refuge

C. Trust

D. Shield

 

6. What are too numerous to be numbered?

A. David’s enemies

B. God’s thoughts toward us

C. The sacrifices

D. The commandments

 

7. What did God not desire?

A. Praise

B. Burnt offering and sin offering

C. Prayer

D. Thanksgiving

 

8. Where is God’s law according to David?

A. In the temple

B. In heaven

C. In his heart

D. On tablets of stone

 

9. David said he preached righteousness in the ______.

A. Synagogue

B. Great congregation

C. Streets

D. Palace

 

10. What had compassed David about?

A. Angels

B. Many sorrows

C. Innumerable evils

D. Great armies

 

11. David says his iniquities are more than the ______ of his head.

A. Sand

B. Stars

C. Hairs

D. Stones

 

12. What does David ask the Lord to do for those who seek his hurt?

A. Bless them

B. Forgive them

C. Be ashamed and confounded

D. Make them prosper

 

13. What should those who seek the Lord say continually?

A. “The Lord is gracious.”

B. “The Lord is great.”

C. “The Lord is merciful.”

D. “The Lord reigns.”

 

14. How does David describe himself in verse 17?

A. A king and warrior

B. Poor and needy

C. Faithful servant

D. Prophet of God

 

15. David calls the Lord his ______ and his ______.

A. Rock and fortress

B. Shepherd and guide

C. Help and deliverer

D. Light and salvation

 

Answer Key with Complete Reference Verses (KJV)

 

1. B — Waited patiently

📖 Psalm 40:1

“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.”

 

2. C — A horrible pit and miry clay

📖 Psalm 40:2

“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”

 

3. C — A rock

📖 Psalm 40:2

“…and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”

 

4. B — A new song

📖 Psalm 40:3

“And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God…”

 

5. C — Trust

📖 Psalm 40:4

“Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust…”

 

6. B — God’s thoughts toward us

📖 Psalm 40:5

“…thy thoughts which are to us-ward, they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee… they are more than can be numbered.”

 

7. B — Burnt offering and sin offering

📖 Psalm 40:6

“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire… burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”

 

8. C — In his heart

📖 Psalm 40:8

“…yea, thy law is within my heart.”

 

9. B — Great congregation

📖 Psalm 40:9

“I have preached righteousness in the great congregation…”

 

10. C — Innumerable evils

📖 Psalm 40:12

“For innumerable evils have compassed me about…”

 

11. C — Hairs

📖 Psalm 40:12

“…mine iniquities have taken hold upon me… they are more than the hairs of mine head…”

 

12. C — Be ashamed and confounded

📖 Psalm 40:14

“Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it…”

 

13. B — “The Lord is great.”

📖 Psalm 40:16

“…let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.”

 

14. B — Poor and needy

📖 Psalm 40:17

“But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me…”

 

15. C — Help and deliverer

📖 Psalm 40:17

“…thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.”

 

Psalm 40 teaches us that:

Waiting on the Lord is never wasted.

Deliverance leads to testimony.

True obedience is from the heart.

Even the delivered still need daily help.

David’s journey moves from the pit… to praise… to preaching… to pleading. That rhythm still shapes the life of faith today.

 

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📖 Bible Quiz – Psalm 40

🔥 Advanced “Trick the Scholar” Round (MCQs)

Think you know Psalm 40 inside out? This round is designed to test careful readers and seasoned Bible students. These questions focus on precise wording, subtle contrasts, and often-misquoted phrases.

Read slowly. Notice every detail. Some options are very close — but only one is exactly right.

 

📜 Instructions

Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D).

Pay close attention to wording.

Do not assume — verify mentally from the text.

Answers with Complete Reference Verses (KJV) appear after the quiz.

Ready? Let’s see if you can “trick the scholar.”

 

📝 Advanced Questions

 

1. David says the Lord “inclined” unto him and ______ his cry.

A. Answered

B. Heard

C. Delivered

D. Saved

 

2. The Lord established David’s ______.

A. Path

B. Feet

C. Steps

D. Goings

 

3. “Many shall see it, and fear, and shall ______ in the LORD.”

A. Believe

B. Trust

C. Rejoice

D. Glory

 

4. The blessed man does NOT respect the ______.

A. Proud

B. Wicked

C. Violent

D. Deceitful

 

5. God’s wonderful works and thoughts toward us “cannot be reckoned up in ______.”

A. Number

B. Comparison

C. Order

D. Wisdom

 

6. “Mine ears hast thou ______.”

A. Opened

B. Prepared

C. Cleansed

D. Anointed

 

7. “Lo, I come: in the volume of the ______ it is written of me.”

A. Law

B. Scroll

C. Testament

D. Book

 

8. David says he has not refrained his ______, O LORD.

A. Praise

B. Lips

C. Tongue

D. Voice

 

9. He has not hid God’s righteousness within his ______.

A. Heart

B. Spirit

C. Soul

D. Mouth

 

10. David says he has declared God’s ______ and ______ in the great congregation.

A. Mercy and grace

B. Faithfulness and salvation

C. Truth and justice

D. Power and glory

 

11. “Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy ______ and thy ______ continually preserve me.”

A. Goodness and truth

B. Mercy and grace

C. Lovingkindness and truth

D. Faithfulness and power

 

12. David says his heart ______ him.

A. Condemns

B. Accuses

C. Fails

D. Fears

 

13. Those who say “Aha, aha” are described as being ______ at his hurt.

A. Grieved

B. Glad

C. Angry

D. Mocking

 

14. Those who love God’s salvation are to say continually:

A. The LORD reigneth

B. The LORD be praised

C. The LORD be magnified

D. The LORD is faithful

 

15. David ends the psalm by asking God to “make no ______.”

A. Delay

B. Waiting

C. Tarrying

D. Hesitation

 

Answer Key with Complete Reference Verses (KJV)

 

1. B — Heard

📖 Psalm 40:1

“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.”

 

2. D — Goings

📖 Psalm 40:2

“…and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”

 

3. B — Trust

📖 Psalm 40:3

“…many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.”

 

4. A — Proud

📖 Psalm 40:4

“…and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.”

 

5. C — Order

📖 Psalm 40:5

“…they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee…”

 

6. A — Opened

📖 Psalm 40:6

“…mine ears hast thou opened…”

 

7. D — Book

📖 Psalm 40:7

“…in the volume of the book it is written of me.”

 

8. B — Lips

📖 Psalm 40:9

“…lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.”

 

9. A — Heart

📖 Psalm 40:10

“I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart…”

 

10. B — Faithfulness and salvation

📖 Psalm 40:10

“…I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation…”

 

11. C — Lovingkindness and truth

📖 Psalm 40:11

“…let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.”

 

12. C — Fails

📖 Psalm 40:12

“…therefore my heart faileth me.”

 

13. B — Glad

📖 Psalm 40:15

“Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.”

(See also verse 14: “…that are glad at my hurt…”)

 

14. C — The LORD be magnified

📖 Psalm 40:16

“…let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.”

 

15. C — Tarrying

📖 Psalm 40:17

“…make no tarrying, O my God.”

 

Psalm 40 reminds us that careful reading deepens worship. One word can change the meaning — and every word in Scripture matters.

How did you do in this advanced round?

 

📖 Bible Quiz – Psalm 40

🪤 Advanced “Cross-Reference Trap” Round (MCQs)

This round is designed to challenge even careful readers. Each question contains options that echo phrases from other Psalms or Scriptures. Only one option comes directly from Psalm 40 (KJV).

Read slowly. Many of these are familiar Bible phrases — but not all belong to Psalm 40.

Stay sharp!

 

📜 Instructions

Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D).

Only one answer is found in Psalm 40.

The others are real Bible verses — just from different passages.

Answers with Complete Reference Verses (KJV) appear after the quiz.

Let’s begin.

 

📝 Cross-Reference Trap Questions

 

1. Which phrase appears in Psalm 40?

A. The Lord is my shepherd

B. I waited patiently for the LORD

C. The Lord is my light and my salvation

D. God is our refuge and strength

 

2. From what did the Lord bring David up?

A. The valley of the shadow of death

B. The deep waters

C. An horrible pit, out of the miry clay

D. The snare of the fowler

 

3. What did God put in David’s mouth?

A. A sharp sword

B. A new song

C. A word in season

D. A rod of iron

 

4. Blessed is the man that maketh the LORD his ______.

A. Shepherd

B. Trust

C. Salvation

D. Rock

 

5. Which statement belongs to Psalm 40?

A. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet

B. Thy thoughts are very deep

C. Thy thoughts which are to us-ward… are more than can be numbered

D. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God

 

6. Complete the verse: “Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire…”

A. A broken and a contrite heart

B. Burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required

C. The calves of our lips

D. Praise is comely for the upright

 

7. “Lo, I come: in the volume of the ______ it is written of me.”

A. Law

B. Covenant

C. Book

D. Testimony

 

8. Where did David preach righteousness?

A. In the temple courts

B. In the streets of Jerusalem

C. In the great congregation

D. Before kings

 

9. What did David not hide within his heart?

A. God’s commandments

B. God’s judgments

C. God’s righteousness

D. God’s testimonies

 

10. “Let thy lovingkindness and thy ______ continually preserve me.”

A. Mercy

B. Grace

C. Truth

D. Faithfulness

 

11. What had taken hold upon David?

A. Fear and trembling

B. Mine iniquities

C. Sorrow and sighing

D. The cords of death

 

12. David says his iniquities are more than the ______ of his head.

A. Stars

B. Sand

C. Hairs

D. Drops of rain

 

13. Those who love God’s salvation should say continually:

A. The LORD reigneth

B. The LORD be magnified

C. The LORD is my shepherd

D. The LORD is good

 

14. How does David describe himself?

A. A worm and no man

B. A stranger in the earth

C. Poor and needy

D. A sojourner

 

15. David asks God to “make no ______.”

A. Delay

B. Haste

C. Tarrying

D. Waiting

 

Answer Key with Complete Reference Verses (KJV)

 

1. B — I waited patiently for the LORD

📖 Psalm 40:1

“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.”

 

2. C — An horrible pit, out of the miry clay

📖 Psalm 40:2

“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay…”

 

3. B — A new song

📖 Psalm 40:3

“And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God…”

 

4. B — Trust

📖 Psalm 40:4

“Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust…”

 

5. C — Thy thoughts which are to us-ward… are more than can be numbered

📖 Psalm 40:5

“…thy thoughts which are to us-ward… they are more than can be numbered.”

 

6. B — Burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required

📖 Psalm 40:6

“…burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”

 

7. C — Book

📖 Psalm 40:7

“…in the volume of the book it is written of me.”

 

8. C — In the great congregation

📖 Psalm 40:9

“I have preached righteousness in the great congregation…”

 

9. C — God’s righteousness

📖 Psalm 40:10

“I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart…”

 

10. C — Truth

📖 Psalm 40:11

“…let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.”

 

11. B — Mine iniquities

📖 Psalm 40:12

“…mine iniquities have taken hold upon me…”

 

12. C — Hairs

📖 Psalm 40:12

“…they are more than the hairs of mine head…”

 

13. B — The LORD be magnified

📖 Psalm 40:16

“…let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.”

 

14. C — Poor and needy

📖 Psalm 40:17

“But I am poor and needy…”

 

15. C — Tarrying

📖 Psalm 40:17

“…make no tarrying, O my God.”

 

Cross-references sharpen our understanding — but they can also blur our memory if we rush. Psalm 40 stands uniquely on its own: from the pit, to praise, to proclamation, to plea.

How many traps did you avoid?