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psalm

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What does psalm mean?

noun

  1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
  2. 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.

verb

  1. To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing

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IPA pronunciation

/sɑm/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/sɑlm//sɔm//sɔlm//sæm/
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At the first service the singing of a hymn was followed by the reading of Psalm 84, a discourse thereon, and prayer.
Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta) FriesThe Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740Project Gutenberg ebook #570
Let the sweet psalm of that repentant hour soften your long-dead hearts, and tune your souls to mercy on your poor posterity!
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808
More book examples (3)
The heathen temple was dedicated to the worship of the true God by singing the old but always new, one hundredth Psalm.
Mary Esther Miller MacGregorThe Black-Bearded Barbarian : The Life of George Leslie Mackay of FormosaProject Gutenberg ebook #1759
Once more he cudgelled the sides of the inflexible Gunpowder, and, shutting his eyes, broke forth with involuntary fervor into a psalm tune.
Washington IrvingThe Legend of Sleepy HollowProject Gutenberg ebook #41
The boy drew his chubby face down to a formidable length, and commenced toning a psalm tune through his nose, with imperturbable gravity.
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203