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Statistics for Book of Psalms Quiz

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Original language in which the Psalms were written	Hebrew	100%
Language from which the word 'Psalm' is derived	Greek	100%
Part of the Bible where the Book of Psalms is found	Old Testament	100%
King to which many of the psalms are accredited	David	100%
Instrument mentioned on numerous occasions, which this king was said to be adept with	Lyre	100%
Form of literature used throughout the Psalms	Poetry	100%
Perhaps the most famous Psalm, 23, begins with this line:	The LORD is my {Shepherd}	100%
Number of Psalms in most Western Christian and Jewish traditions	150	88%
Psalms 72 and 127 may or may not have been authored by this king	Solomon	88%
Number of verses in Psalm 117, making it the shortest chapter in the Bible	2	88%
Psalm with 176 verses, making it the longest chapter in the Bible	119	88%
Book of wisdom which typically follows immediately after the Psalms	Proverbs	88%
Psalm 151, accepted as canonical by some Eastern branches of Christianity, concerns David's fight with _______	Goliath	75%
Hebrew word, found 71 times in the Book of Psalms, with no known translation	Selah	63%
Orthodox Christians often use this psalm when preparing for this rite/ceremony	Eucharist	38%