Structure of Psalms
Authors
People & Roles
Ideas
Key Themes
100

The Book of Psalms is divided into this many major sections.

What is five?

100

Who wrote the majority of the psalms?

Who is David?


100

What job did many psalm writers have in worship?

What is musicians

100

Who do the psalms teach people to trust?

What is God
100

What theme focuses on trusting God during hard times?

What is trust

200

The total number of psalms in the Book of Psalms.

What is 150?

200

Who wrote one psalm and lived before David?

Who is Moses?

200

What role is God often shown as when guiding people?

What is shepherd

200

What group is often compared with the righteous?

What is the wicked?

200

What theme is about thanking and honoring God?

What is praise

300

What is the main topic of the longest psalm?

God’s law or the Word/Torah?

300

What group of singers wrote some psalms?

Who are the Sons of Korah?

300

What role is God shown as when ruling and protecting?

What is king

300

What specific word describes God’s faithful love?

What is mercy

300

What theme involves asking God for help???

What is prayer

400

What type of books is Psalms part of?

Wisdom (or Poetry) books?

400

Which king (Hint: David’s son) wrote some psalms?

Who is Solomon?

400

What role do humans take when asking God for help?

What is servants?

400

What feeling of trust in God is common in psalms?

What is hope

400

What theme focuses on God’s forgiveness?

What is repentance?

500

What is the main focus of the last psalms?

What is praise?

500

What do we call psalms with no named author?

what is ANONYMOUS?

500

What is the promised future leader called in Psalms?

What is the Messiah or anointed king?

500

What does God rule over in psalms?

What is everything (all creation)

500

What theme highlights God’s control over everything?

What is sovereignty