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The Book of Psalm

The Book of Psalm

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  1. According to Ro 15:4, why was the Old Testament written?



  2. According to 1 Co 10:11, why were the events in Old Testament times recorded?

  3. As Paul reminded Timothy, of what value were the Scriptures (Old Testament) he had learned as a child? (cf. 2 Ti 3:14-15)



  4. What is Scripture profitable for, including the Old Testament? (cf. 2 Ti 3:16-17)



  5. What three Scriptures teach Christians to utilize the Psalms?



  6. What are the Psalms capable of serving for the Christian?

  7. What will be the aim of this study in the Psalms?

  8. What three characteristics of Hebrew poetry were pointed out in this introduction?



  9. List the five different types of “parallelism” described in this study.





  10. What was the original meaning of the word "psalm"?



  11. In New Testament worship, what is the instrument upon which melody is to be played? (cf. Ep 5:19)

  12. Who wrote some of the earliest Psalms?

  13. When did the writing of Psalms reach its peak?

  14. List some of the authors who penned the Psalms in our Bible.

  15. List different “groups” into which the Psalms can be placed.



  16. List the different “styles” of the Psalms.



  17. What are the main points of this psalm?



  18. What is the theme of this psalm?

  19. What is the style of this psalm?

  20. What does the blessed man not do, as described in this psalm? (1)



  21. What example of parallelism, or thought rhyme, do we find in verse one?

  22. What is the source of delight for the one who is blessed? (2)

  23. What does the blessed man do to experience such delight? (2)

  24. What example of parallelism, or thought rhyme, do we find in verse two?

  25. What will such a blessed person be like? (3)

  26. What example of parallelism, or thought rhyme, do we find in verse three?

  27. What else is said about this blessed man? (3)

  28. What are the ungodly like? (4)

  29. What will not happen to the ungodly and sinners? (5)

  30. How are the righteous and the wicked contrasted at the end of this psalm?

  31. What example of parallelism, or thought rhyme, do we find in verse six?

  32. What are the main points of this psalm?



  33. Against whom are the kings and rulers taking counsel? (2)

  34. What are the kings and rulers saying? (3)

  35. What reaction does this prompt from the Lord in heaven? (4-5)

  36. What will the Lord say to these kings and rulers? (6)

  37. How will the Anointed One (i.e., the Messiah) respond? (7)

  38. Who is the Anointed One? (7)

  39. As applied by Paul, what “day” was the Messiah “begotten” by God? (7; cf. Ac 13:33)

  40. What did the Lord promise His Anointed One? (8)

  41. According to Jesus and His apostles, has He been given this authority? If so, when? (cf. Mt 28:18; Ep 1:20-22; 1 Pe 3:22; Re 1:5; 2:26-27)

  42. What will He do to the nations with this authority? (9; cf. Re 2:26-27)

  43. What wisdom and instruction does the psalmist give to kings and judges? (10-12)



  44. What of those who put their trust in the Son? (12)

  45. What are the main points of this psalm?



  46. Who is the author of this psalm, and what occasion led to its composition?

  47. What was David’s complaint? (1)

  48. What were people saying about David? Who in particular said such things? (2)



  49. What is the meaning of the word “Selah”? (2)

  50. How did David view God? (3)

  51. What did David do, and what was God’s response? (4)

  52. What was David able to do because of God’s sustaining him? (5)

  53. What else did God make possible for David? (6)

  54. For what does David pray? (7)

  55. What had God done for David in the past? (7)

  56. What does David attribute to the Lord? (8)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 8

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?

  2. Who is the author of this psalm?

  3. For what reason does the Psalmist praise God? (1)

  4. How has God chosen to silence the enemy and the avenger? (2)

  5. What prompted the Psalmist’s amazement over God's concern for man? (3-4)

  6. How was man exalted when God created him? (5-6)



  7. What things were placed under man’s feet? (7-8)



  8. Has man maintained his dominion over the earth? (cf. He 2:5-8)

  9. Who now has all authority over heaven and earth? (cf. He 2:9; Mt 28:19; Ep 1:20-22; 1 Pe 3:22)

  10. Contemplating God’s majesty and man’s dignity, how does David end his psalm? (9)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 15

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?

  2. Who is the author of this psalm?

  3. What is the character or style of this psalm?

  4. What question(s) does the psalmist ask at the beginning? (1)

  5. What is the answer in general terms? (2a)

  6. What is the answer in more specific terms? (2b-5a)









  7. What is said of one who does all these things? (5b)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 16

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?

  2. What are the possible meanings of the word “Michtam”?

  3. Who is the author of this psalm?

  4. In whom did David place his trust? (1)

  5. In whom did David find great delight? (3)

  6. What happens to those who hasten after another god? (4)

  7. What did David consider as the portion of his inheritance? (5)

  8. Why does David bless the Lord? (7)

  9. What had David done? What was the result? (8)

  10. What was David’s attitude regarding the future? (9)

  11. To whom is verse 10 applied to by Peter in Acts 2?

  12. What will be found in God’s presence and at His right hand? (11)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 19

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?



  2. Who is the author of this psalm?

  3. What is the character or style of this psalm?

  4. What declares God's glory, and shows His handiwork? (1)

  5. What speaks knowledge about God's glory? (2)

  6. Where is this knowledge of God's glory heard? (3-4)

  7. What provides an illustration of the pervasive reach of God's glory? (4b-6)

  8. What six synonyms are used for the Word of God? (7-9)





  9. What six attributes and benefits describe the Word of God? (7-9)





  10. How does David compare the value of God's Word? (10)

  11. What two things are true of the words of God? (11)

  12. What concern does David have regarding "secret faults"? (12)

  13. For what does he pray concerning "presumptuous sins"? (13)

  14. What is David's prayer as he closes the psalm? (14)

  15. How does David view God? (14)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 22

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?

  2. Who is the author of this psalm?

  3. What is the nature of this psalm?

  4. When did Jesus quote the first verse of Psalm 22?

  5. Upon what basis does the psalmist hope for deliverance? (3-5)

  6. What scornful remarks in the psalm were also expressed at Jesus’ crucifixion? (8)

  7. Upon what basis does the psalmist have faith in God’s help? (9-11)

  8. What two metaphors are used to describe the enemies of the psalmist? (12-13)

  9. How does the psalmist describe his bodily suffering? (14-15)





  10. What two things did the enemies do to the psalmist that were literally fulfilled at the crucifixion of Jesus? (16-18)

  11. As the psalmist makes another cry for deliverance, how does he indicate that God has helped him? (19-21)

  12. What does the psalmist promise to do in response to God’s deliverance? (22,25)



  13. What does the psalmist call upon people to do? Why? (23-24)

  14. As the psalm nears its end, what eight things does the psalmist say will happen? (25-31)







  15. Why is the psalmist confident that such things will occur? (28)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 23

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?



  2. Who is the author of the psalm?

  3. What is the main figure used in this psalm? The main idea? (1)

  4. How does David illustrate the physical necessities provided by the Lord? (2)

  5. How does David describe the spiritual necessities provided by the Lord? (3)

  6. What protection or comfort does the Lord provide when one walks through the valley of the shadow of death? (4)

  7. What provisions does the Lord furnish in the presence of one’s enemies? (5)



  8. What does the Lord provide to ensure that He will preserve us in this life? (6)

  9. What wonderful hope do we have for eternity? (6)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 27

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?



  2. What does David offer as the solution to fear? (1)

  3. Why would David not fear though an army may encamp him? (2-3)

  4. What did David earnestly desire of the Lord? (4)

  5. Why did David desire such fellowship with God? (5)

  6. How would David respond to victory over his enemies? (6)

  7. Why did David hope for the LORD to hear his prayer and have mercy on him? (7-9)

  8. Who would take care of David when forsaken by his parents? (10)

  9. What did David ask for when enemies and false witnesses rose against him? (11-12)

  10. What prevented David from losing heart? (13)

  11. What is the key to being of good courage? (14)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 32

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?



  2. What is the condition of the blessed man described in this psalm? (1-2)

  3. What had been the effect of keeping silent about his sin? (3-4)

  4. What did he then decide to do? What was the result? (5)

  5. What will the godly do when in need of forgiveness? (6)

  6. What blessings does God provide for those who put their trust in Him? (6-7)



  7. What does David (or perhaps God) offer to do in this psalm? (8)

  8. What warning is given concerning those who read this psalm? (9)

  9. What antithetical statements are made concerning the wicked and those who trust in the Lord? (10)

  10. What are the righteous and upright in heart called upon to do? (11)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 37

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?


  2. What does David tell us not to do when others are wicked and prosperous? Why? (1,7,8)

  3. Why should we not be bothered about the prosperity of the wicked? (2,9,10)

  4. What are we encouraged to do? (3-7)



  5. Who is said to inherit the earth? (9,11,22,29,34)



  6. What will happen to the efforts of the wicked against the just? (12-15)

  7. What is better than the riches of the wicked? Why? (16-17)

  8. What is said concerning the upright? (18-19)



  9. What will happen to the wicked and the enemies of the LORD? (20)

  10. What difference is noted between the wicked and righteous concerning money? (21)

  11. What is said about the steps of a good man? (23-24)

  12. What observation has the psalmist made in life? (25-26)

  13. Why should we depart from evil and do good? (27-29)

  14. What is noted about the mouth and heart of the righteous? (30-31)

  15. Who protects the righteous from the wicked? (32-33)

  16. What is one exhorted to do in verse 34? Why?

  17. What has the psalmist seen? (35-36)

  18. What are we told to notice about the blameless and upright man? The wicked? (37-38)

  19. What is said about the righteous in the last two verses? (39-40)

  20. Why will the LORD save the righteous? (40)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 38

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?

  2. For what does David plead? Yet what has already occurred? (1-2)

  3. To what two things does David attribute his poor condition? (3)

  4. What does David acknowledge as the cause of his “heavy burden” and “wounds”? (4-5)

  5. What two descriptive phrases may imply some sort of venereal disease? (6-7)

  6. What other symptoms does David describe? (8-10)

  7. What is said of his loved ones, friends, and relatives? (11)

  8. What about those who seek his life? (12)

  9. How does David respond to this mistreatment by others? (13-14)

  10. In whom does David put his trust? (15)

  11. Upon what three things does David base his plea to be heard? (16-20)

  12. What is David’s concluding plea? How does David view the LORD? (21-22)

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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE PSALM 51

  1. What are the main points of this psalm?

  2. What is David praying for in this psalm? (1-2)

  3. Upon what does David base his appeal for God’s forgiveness? (1-2)

  4. How does David describe the extent of his guilt? (3-4)

  5. How does David further describe the extent of his sinfulness? (5)

  6. What does God desire of David? (6)

  7. In praying for forgiveness, what does David ask God to do? (7-12)

  8. In praying for restoration, what does he ask God to do? (7-12)

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Final Test

Requirements for all students

Please read each chapter in the book and the bible, and write a quarter-page review on each chapter, (Type)