Psalms
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- proper noun
- /sɑlmz/
- Literature
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Salmos
- And, and, you know, the Bible is full, for example, the Psalms are full of of poetry extolling the wonders of creation.
And Thomas thought that the Psalms were particularly important.
- And Thomas thought that the Psalms were particularly important.
- They're Daniel, Jonah, Ruth, Esther, on and on, Proverbs, Psalms, Job.
- Right now he's talking about, you know, the Psalms.
- In fact, one thing I read recently is that monks would oftentimes go through the Psalms, a book in the Bible.
- The writings are books like Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the Megillot, which are Esther, Daniel, all of those, all of those books, Ecclesiastes.
- Now, the other path that you could take is by saying, all right, I'm going to instead begin with Anne Psalms more devotional, we would say works.
Examples
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Many people find peace in reading the Psalms during difficult times.
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In fact, one thing I read recently is that monks would oftentimes go through the Psalms, a book in the Bible.
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And Thomas thought that the Psalms were particularly important.
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So I read Psalms a lot because I like the different emotions that David go through talking to God.
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But there is another reason I believe, because the Psalms are basically lyrical recapitulations of the story of Exodus.
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And that music you'll find in the book of Psalms, you'll hear that music in great poetry in the sonnets of Shakespeare.
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The Psalms express a wide range of human emotions and experiences.
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In church, we often sing hymns based on the Psalms to enhance our worship.
Synonyms
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A book that contains the Psalms used for prayer or worship
A book in the Bible of 150 religious songs and poems
Compounds
- Literature
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A book in the Bible with religious songs, prayers, and poems used in Jewish and Christian worship
Surface Forms
Etymology
Psalms comes from the Greek psalmos, a 'song for a string instrument', from the verb psallein, 'to pluck'. These were songs of 'praise' and the Hebrew title Tehillim even means 'praises', so the book called Psalms is a collection of religious songs and poems.