Who Wrote It?
Clue: The young shepherd who became king and wrote over 70 psalms.
Answer: Who is King David?
Clue: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not _____."
Answer: What is "want"?
Clue: The total number of psalms in the Book of Psalms.
Answer: What is 150?
Clue: A psalm that thanks God for His creation and blessings is a psalm of _____.
Answer: What is Praise (or Gratitude)?
Clue: Just before His death on the cross, Jesus uttered His final recorded mortal words in Luke—"Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit"—directly quoting verse 5 of this specific psalm.
Clue: The prophet who led Israel out of Egypt and wrote Psalm 90.
Answer: Who is Moses?
Clue: "Be still, and know that I am _____."
Answer: What is "God"?
Clue: The EXACT Book of Psalms is found in this part of the Bible.
Answer: What is the Old Testament?
Clue: Psalm 23 is often read when people need comfort because it promises God will be their _____.
Answer: What is Shepherd?
Clue: Both Jesus Christ (in John 10) and Joseph Smith (in teaching the doctrine of exaltation) cited this 3-word phrase from Psalm 82:6 to affirm human divine potential.
Answer: What is "Ye are gods"?
Clue: The main job of the men who wrote and performed the psalms in the ancient temple.
Answer: What are musicians or singers?
Clue: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a _____ unto my path."
Answer: What is "light"?
Clue: What the word "Psalm" actually means.
Answer: What is a sacred song or poem?
Clue: When David felt sorry for doing wrong in Psalm 51, he asked God for _____.
Answer: What is forgiveness (or repentance)?
Clue: Psalm 110:4 states, "Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek." This New Testament epistle cites this verse extensively to explain how Jesus holds an unchangeable, higher priesthood.
Answer: What is Hebrews?
Clue: True or False: 5 people wrote the entire Book of Psalms.
Answer: What is at least 7?
Clue: "Create in me a clean _____, O God."
Answer: What is "heart"?
Clue: Psalm 117 is special because it is the _____ chapter in the Bible.
Answer: What is the shortest?
Clue: When an author in Psalms feels sad or scared and asks God for help, that poem is called a _____.
Answer: What is a lament?
Clue: In Doctrine & Covenants 128:23, Joseph Smith breaks into a psalm-like song of praise ("Let the mountains shout for joy...") while writing about the revelation and joy of this specific ordinance.
Answer: What is baptism for the dead?
Clue: David’s wise son who built the temple and wrote two psalms.
Answer: Who is Solomon?
Clue: "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be _____ in it."
Answer: What is "glad"?
Clue: The Hebrew word Selah in Psalms tells the reader or singer to do this.
Answer: What is "pause and reflect"?
Clue: Psalms teaches that we can talk to Heavenly Father in prayer about these kinds of feelings.
Answer: What are all feelings (or honest/real feelings)?
Clue: In Jacob 4:15–17, this Book of Mormon prophet explicitly references Psalm 118:22 to explain how the Jews would reject the Savior—the "sure foundation"—only for Him to become the head of the corner.
Answer: Who is Jacob?