About The Word Psalm
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Psalm
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What's The Definition Of Psalm?
[n] any sacred song used to praise the Deity
[n] one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David Synonyms | Synonyms for Psalm: Related Terms | Find terms related to Psalm: See Also | Old Testament | religious text | religious writing | sacred text | sacred writing Psalm In Webster's Dictionary \Psalm\, n. [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus,
psalma, fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to pull, twitch, to play upon a
stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: cf. OF. psalme,
salme, F. psaume.]
1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the
praise or worship of God.
Humus devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly.
--Milton.
2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others,
collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern
metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
\Psalm\, v. t. To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises. --Sylvester. |
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