psalm
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8.1
- noun
- /sɑlm/
:
salmo
- During the ceremony, the choir performed a beautiful psalm from the Book of Psalms.
- read the psalm
- sing psalms
- verse of a psalm
And these are prayers that go through the psalms primarily.
- And these are prayers that go through the psalms primarily.
- They're marching back, they're singing psalms on one side of the line, the foot soldiers, the mounted soldiers singing hymns from the other.
- So it's temporal and non temporal time psalms creation.
- So it was kind of reflection of human brutality and man killing for the glory of their psalms.
Examples
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Dovid, our guest Yehudit, and I fervently read psalms while standing beside the Sabbath table.
Fiction book (1995) -
And I read Psalm 23.
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So, before I read the psalm... I want you all to take a moment and concentrate on what his message is for us.
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Instead, I thought I'd lead you in a psalm of inspiration.
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Now, personally, my favorite is psalm 46.
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Psalm 51 is traditionally interpreted as a psalm of confession and renewal.
Academic text (1995) -
The minister read the Twenty-first Psalm, we sang "Now the Day is Over," and we recited the Lord's Prayer.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many congregations recite psalm 23 during their worship services for comfort and inspiration.
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He found solace in the words of a psalm that spoke of peace and hope.
Synonyms
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3.5
A song for a country, school, or religion that shows love and loyalty
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3.9
A religious song that praises God, a saint, or a nation
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8.3
A church hymn tune often sung in Lutheran services
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2.1
A song sung as part of religious worship or ceremonies
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7.6
A hymn tune used in some Christian churches and often sung by a choir
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Etymology
Psalm comes from the Greek psalmos, which means 'song', and from psallein, which means 'to pluck a string'. Imagine plucking a harp to make a sacred tune, so a psalm is a religious or sacred song.