Word Order Precision Bible-Quiz – Psalm 37

 

Word Order Precision Bible-Quiz – Psalm 37 

Instructions: Fill in the blanks exactly as in your Bible translation (for this quiz, use the KJV). Pay close attention to word order, not just meaning.

 

Verse 1–5

 

1. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou _______ over the workers of iniquity.

 

2. For they shall soon be cut down like the ______, and wither as the ______.

 

3. Trust in the LORD, and do ______; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

 

4. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the ______ of thine heart.

 

5. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to ______.

 

Verse 6–10

 

6. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the ______, and thy judgment as the noonday.

 

7. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who ______ in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

 

8. Cease from anger, and forsake ______: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

 

9. For evildoers shall be ______: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

 

10. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be; yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

 

Verse 11, 16–17

 

11. But the meek shall inherit the ______, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

 

12. Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.

 

13. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the ______.

 

Verse 23–26

 

14. The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he ______ in his way.

 

15. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his ______.

 

16. I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the ______ forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

 

Answer Key & References (KJV)

 

1. be grieved – Psalm 37:1

2. grass / green herb – Psalm 37:2

3. good – Psalm 37:3

4. desires – Psalm 37:4

5. pass – Psalm 37:5

6. light – Psalm 37:6

7. prospereth – Psalm 37:7

8. wrath – Psalm 37:8

9. cut off – Psalm 37:9

10. be – Psalm 37:10

11. earth – Psalm 37:11

12. little / abundance – Psalm 37:16

13. righteous – Psalm 37:17

14. delighteth – Psalm 37:23

15. arm – Psalm 37:24

16. righteous – Psalm 37:25