Bible Quiz – Psalm 42 (True/False)
Psalm
42 is one of the most heartfelt cries in Scripture. It expresses deep longing
for God during seasons of sorrow, spiritual dryness, and distance.
Traditionally attributed to the sons of Korah, this psalm reminds us that even
faithful believers experience emotional struggles — yet hope in God remains the
anchor.
Take
this quiz to test how closely you know Psalm 42. Read each statement carefully
and decide whether it is True or False.
✏️ Instructions
Write
T for True or F for False.
Base
your answers strictly on Psalm 42 (KJV or your preferred translation).
Do
not guess too quickly — some statements are subtle!
Answers
with full reference verses are provided after the quiz.
🔎 True / False Questions – Psalm 42
1.
The psalm compares the soul’s longing
for God to a deer panting for water.
2.
The psalmist says his soul thirsts for
gold and prosperity.
3.
The writer remembers going with the
multitude to the house of God.
4.
The psalm states that the psalmist’s
tears have been his food day and night.
5.
The enemies ask, “Where is your king?”
6.
The psalm mentions “deep calling unto
deep.”
7.
The psalmist says God has completely
abandoned him.
8.
The phrase “Hope thou in God” appears
more than once in the psalm.
9.
The psalmist refers to the land of
Jordan and the hill Mizar.
10. The
psalm ends with a declaration of praise and hope in God.
Answers & Complete Reference Verses
1.
True
Psalm
42:1
"As
the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God."
2.
False
Psalm
42:2
"My
soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before
God?"
3.
True
Psalm
42:4
"When
I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the
multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and
praise, with a multitude that kept holyday."
4.
True
Psalm
42:3
"My
tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me,
Where is thy God?"
5.
False
Psalm
42:3
"My
tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me,
Where is thy God?"
6.
True
Psalm
42:7
"Deep
calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy
billows are gone over me."
7.
False
Psalm
42:9
"I
will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?"
(The
psalmist feels forgotten, but does not state that God has completely abandoned
him.)
8.
True
Psalm
42:5
"Why
art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in
God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance."
Also
repeated in Psalm 42:11
"Why
art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou
in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my
God."
9.
True
Psalm
42:6
"O
my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the
land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar."
10.
True
Psalm
42:11
"Why
art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou
in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my
God."
Psalm
42 teaches us something tender and powerful: faith does not cancel emotion. The
psalmist weeps, questions, remembers, and yet chooses hope. Even when the soul
feels cast down, it can still speak truth to itself — “Hope thou in God.”
How
many did you get correct?
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Keep
thirsting for the Living God — He truly is the “health of your countenance.”
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Bible Quiz – Psalm 42
🔥
Advanced “Trick the Scholar” Round (True / False)
Ready
to go deeper?
This
round is designed to challenge even seasoned Bible readers. The statements may
sound correct at first glance — but careful attention to the exact wording of
Psalm 42 is essential. Read slowly. Look closely. Think twice.
Let’s
see if you can “trick-proof” your scholarship!
✏️ Instructions
Write
T for True or F for False.
Base
your answers strictly on Psalm 42.
Watch
for added words, altered phrases, and subtle substitutions.
Answers
with full reference verses appear after the quiz.
🔎 Advanced True / False Questions – Psalm 42
1.
The psalm compares the soul to a hart
panting after still waters.
2.
The psalmist says, “When shall I come
and appear before the Lord of hosts?”
3.
The enemies mock by asking, “Where is
thy God?”
4.
The psalmist remembers going alone
into the house of God.
5.
The phrase “Deep calleth unto deep” is
connected with waves and billows.
6.
The psalmist says, “I will say unto
God my refuge.”
7.
The psalm states that God commands His
lovingkindness in the daytime.
8.
The psalmist says his bones are broken
by his enemies.
9.
The psalm mentions Mount Zion and
Jerusalem.
10. The
psalm ends with the words, “and my salvation.”
Answers & Complete Reference Verses
1.
False
Psalm
42:1
"As
the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O
God."
(The
verse says water brooks, not still waters.)
2.
False
Psalm
42:2
"My
soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before
God?"
(The
verse says God, not “Lord of hosts.”)
3.
True
Psalm
42:3
"My
tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me,
Where is thy God?"
4.
False
Psalm
42:4
"For
I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the
voice of joy and praise..."
(He
went with the multitude, not alone.)
5.
True
Psalm
42:7
"Deep
calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy
billows are gone over me."
6.
False
Psalm
42:9
"I
will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?"
(The
psalm says my rock, not refuge.)
7.
True
Psalm
42:8
"Yet
the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his
song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life."
8.
False
Psalm
42:10
"As
with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me..."
(The
verse says as with a sword in my bones, not that the bones are broken.)
9.
False
Psalm
42:6
"Therefore
will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the
hill Mizar."
(Mount
Zion and Jerusalem are not mentioned in this psalm.)
10.
False
Psalm
42:11
"Why
art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou
in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my
God."
(The
psalm ends with “and my God,” not “and my salvation.”)
Psalm
42 reminds us that precision matters when handling Scripture. A single
substituted word can change meaning. Yet beyond scholarship, the heart of the
psalm remains beautifully clear: when the soul feels cast down, it must speak
hope into itself.
How
did you do in the “Trick the Scholar” round?
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Bible Quiz – Psalm 42
🔥
Advanced “Cross-Reference Traps” Round (True / False)
This
round is especially sneaky.
Each
statement contains wording that sounds biblical — and it is! But some phrases
actually belong to other psalms or passages, not Psalm 42. Your task is to stay
anchored strictly in Psalm 42 and avoid being pulled into familiar
cross-references.
Read
carefully. Many of these are designed to sound correct.
✏️ Instructions
Write
T for True or F for False.
Judge
each statement based only on Psalm 42.
Do
not rely on memory from other Psalms.
Answers
with full reference verses are provided after the quiz.
🔎 Cross-Reference Trap Questions – Psalm 42
1.
Psalm 42 says, “He restoreth my soul.”
2.
Psalm 42 includes the phrase, “Why art
thou cast down, O my soul?”
3.
The psalm declares, “The Lord is my
shepherd.”
4.
The psalm says, “Deep calleth unto
deep.”
5.
Psalm 42 says, “Weeping may endure for
a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
6.
The psalm records enemies asking,
“Where is thy God?”
7.
The psalm states, “Create in me a
clean heart, O God.”
8.
The psalm mentions remembering God
from the land of Jordan.
9.
The psalm says, “My cup runneth over.”
10. The
psalm ends with the words, “and my God.”
Answers & Complete Reference Verses
1.
False
Psalm
42 does not say, “He restoreth my soul.”
That
phrase appears in Psalm 23, not here.
2.
True
Psalm
42:5
"Why
art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in
God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance."
Also
repeated in Psalm 42:11.
3.
False
“The
Lord is my shepherd” appears in Psalm 23, not Psalm 42.
4.
True
Psalm
42:7
"Deep
calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy
billows are gone over me."
5.
False
“Weeping
may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning” is from Psalm 30:5, not
Psalm 42.
6.
True
Psalm
42:3
"My
tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me,
Where is thy God?"
7.
False
“Create
in me a clean heart, O God” is from Psalm 51:10, not Psalm 42.
8.
True
Psalm
42:6
"O
my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the
land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar."
9.
False
“My
cup runneth over” appears in Psalm 23:5, not Psalm 42.
10.
True
Psalm
42:11
"Why
art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou
in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my
God."
Cross-references
are beautiful and powerful — but they can also blur precision if we are not
careful. Psalm 42 has its own voice: longing, tears, remembrance, and
determined hope. The more carefully we read, the more clearly we hear it.
How
many traps did you avoid?
📖
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📖
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Keep
sharpening your understanding — the Word always rewards careful readers.
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