Q 01/05
A) 150
B) 180
C) 100
D) 120
Answer · why
Eastern churches keep a few more; the Septuagint adds one and some Syriac Bibles run to 155.
Q 02/05
A) Four
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Three
Answer · why
Each section ends with a doxology; editors probably copied the five-fold division of the Torah.
Q 03/05
A) Have mercy upon me, O God
B) Blessed is the man
C) The Lord is my shepherd
D) Make a joyful noise
Answer · why
The psalm is widely read at funerals and gave English the phrases "valley of the shadow of death" and "my cup runneth over".
Q 04/05
A) 78
B) 89
C) 107
D) 119
Answer · why
It is an acrostic: one stanza for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, with every verse in a stanza starting with that letter.
Q 05/05
A) 117
B) 123
C) 131
D) 134
Answer · why
It is so short that St Benedict added a fifth psalm whenever it was used at Vespers.
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