Definitions for Psalm
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Psalmnoun

   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

2. psalmverb

   any sacred song used to praise the deity

3. psalmverb

   sing or celebrate in psalms

   "He psalms the works of God"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. psalmnoun

   A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.

2. psalmnoun

   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.

3. psalmverb

   To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing; as, psalming his praises.

4. Etymology: From salm or psalme, from psealm, later reinforced from psalme (modern French psaume), both from psalmus, from ψαλμός (from ψάλλω), but later in New Testament times the meaning of ψαλμός evolved from its Classical meaning of "a tune played to the harp" to a more general tune that could be played with any instrument; even a song sung with or without their accompaniment. By the Byzantine Period, it lost all of its instrumental characteristics.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PSALMnoun

   A holy song.

   Etymology: psalme, pseaume, Fr. ψαλμὸς.

   The choice and flower of all things profitable in other books, the psalms do both more briefly contain and more movingly express, by reason of that poetical form wherewith they are written. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 37.

   Sternhold was made groom of the chamber, for turning certain of David’s psalms into verse. Henry Peacham.

   Those just spirits that wear victorious palms,
   Hymns devote and holy psalms
   Singing continually. John Milton.

   In another psalm, he speaks of the wisdom and power of God in the creation. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

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1. Psalm

   The Book of Psalms ( SAH(L)MZ or SAW(L)MZ; Hebrew: תְּהִלִּים, Tehillim, lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the Ketuvim ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived from the Greek translation, ψαλμοί (psalmoi), meaning "instrumental music" and, by extension, "the words accompanying the music". The book is an anthology of individual Hebrew religious hymns, with 150 in the Jewish and Western Christian tradition and more in the Eastern Christian churches. Many are linked to the name of David, but modern mainstream scholarship rejects his authorship, instead attributing the composition of the psalms to various authors writing between the 9th and 5th centuries BC. In the Quran, the Arabic word ‘Zabur’ is used for the Psalms of David in the Hebrew Bible.

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1. psalm

   A psalm is a sacred song or hymn, particularly those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms. These are usually in verse form and are used in both Jewish and Christian worship. They express varied emotions like praise, thanksgiving, lament, or supplication. Psalms can also refer to a similar piece of religious verse of other traditions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Psalmnoun

   a sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God

2. Psalmnoun

   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

3. Psalmverb

   to extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises

4. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Psalm

   säm, n. a sacred song.—ns. Psalm′-book, a book containing psalms for purposes of worship; Psalmist (säm′ist, or sal′mist), a composer of psalms, applied to David and to the writers of the Scriptural psalms.—adjs. Psalmod′ic, -al, pertaining to psalmody.—v.i. Psal′modise, to practise psalmody.—ns. Psal′modist, a singer of psalms; Psalmody (sal′mo-di, or säm′o-di), the singing of psalms, esp. in public worship: psalms collectively.—v.t. to celebrate in psalms.—ns. Psalmog′rapher, Psalmog′raphist, a writer of psalms; Psalmog′raphy, the act or practice of writing psalms; Psalm′-tune, a tune to which a psalm is usually sung.—The Psalms, one of the books of the Old Testament. [A.S. sealm—Low L. psalmus—Gr. psalmos—psallein, to play on a stringed instrument.]

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Sacred Text
   • Sing

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Anagrams for Psalm »

1. plasm

2. lamps

3. palms

4. slamp

How to pronounce Psalm?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Psalm in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Psalm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Psalm in a Sentence

1. The Refined Poet:

   In the midst of the storm, your life boat appears. A psalm, a hymn, a word... calming the fiercest winds of the soul.

2. Ouachita Parish deputies:

   The timing of where we were at the time was crazy protection because we had all just gone inside. We have been resting on Psalm 91 and each other’s gratitude for all being okay ?? thank you for your prayers.

3. Andrew Lloyd Webber:

   My anthem includes words slightly adapted from Psalm 98. I have scored it for the Westminster Abbey choir and organ, the ceremonial brass and orchestra, i hope my anthem reflects this joyful occasion.

4. Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686):

   "There is nothing here abiding; the creature has a little honey in its mouth, but it has wings, it will soon fly away. But if you love God, He is ‘a portion for ever’ (Psalm 73:26).

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Psalm
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Psalm
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Psalm
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Psalm
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Psalm
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Psalm