Bible Quiz – Psalm 58 - Advanced “Trick the Scholar” Round (Fill in the Blanks)

 

Bible Quiz – Psalm 58

Advanced “Trick the Scholar” Round (Fill in the Blanks) 

The book of Psalms is filled with poetic depth, vivid imagery, and powerful reflections on justice and righteousness. Psalm 58, traditionally attributed to David, contains striking metaphors and intense language about the fate of the wicked and the triumph of divine justice.

This Advanced “Trick the Scholar” Round is designed to challenge even experienced Bible readers. The missing words often come from vivid poetic phrases, unusual expressions, or lines that are easy to misremember. Read carefully!

 

Instructions

Each question contains a verse from Psalm 58 with one or more missing words.

Fill in the blank(s) as accurately as possible.

Some verses include multiple blanks to make the challenge harder.

Try answering without opening your Bible first.

After finishing, check the Answer Section where the complete verse reference is provided.

 

Quiz Section – Fill in the Blanks

 

1.        “Do ye indeed speak ______, O congregation? do ye judge ______, O ye sons of men?”

 

2.        “Yea, in ______ ye work wickedness; ye weigh the ______ of your hands in the earth.”

 

3.        “The wicked are estranged from the ______: they go astray as soon as they be born, ______ lies.”

 

4.        “Their poison is like the poison of a ______: they are like the deaf ______ that stoppeth her ear.”

 

5.        “Which will not hearken to the voice of ______, charming never so ______.”

 

6.        “Break their ______, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young ______, O LORD.”

 

7.        “Let them melt away as ______ which run continually: when he bendeth his ______ to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.”

 

8.        “As a ______ which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a ______, that they may not see the sun.”

 

9.        “Before your ______ can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a ______, both living, and in his wrath.”

 

10.  “The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the ______: he shall wash his ______ in the blood of the wicked.”

 

11.  “So that a man shall say, Verily there is a ______ for the righteous: verily he is a ______ that judgeth in the earth.”

 

Answers and Complete Reference Verses

 

1. Answers: righteousness, uprightly

Reference: Psalm 58:1

“Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?”

 

2. Answers: heart, violence

Reference: Psalm 58:2

“Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.”

 

3. Answers: womb, speaking

Reference: Psalm 58:3

“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.”

 

4. Answers: serpent, adder

Reference: Psalm 58:4

“Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear.”

 

5. Answers: charmers, wisely

Reference: Psalm 58:5

“Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.”

 

6. Answers: teeth, lions

Reference: Psalm 58:6

“Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.”

 

7. Answers: waters, bow

Reference: Psalm 58:7

“Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.”

 

8. Answers: snail, woman

Reference: Psalm 58:8

“As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.”

 

9. Answers: pots, whirlwind

Reference: Psalm 58:9

“Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.”

 

10. Answers: vengeance, feet

Reference: Psalm 58:10

“The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.”

 

11. Answers: reward, God

Reference: Psalm 58:11

“So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.”

 

How did you do in this “Trick the Scholar” Round”? 📖

If you scored high, you truly know Psalms well!

Try challenging your Bible study group, church class, or family with this advanced quiz. Memorizing and meditating on Scripture like Psalm 58 helps us understand God’s justice and righteousness more deeply.