Book of Psalms
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- noun
- /bʊk əv sɑmz/
- Literature
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Libro de los Salmos
- The phrase "the house of the LORD" occurs seven times, plus once each for "the LORD's house" and "the house of the LORD our God." There are three references to "the house of God," one to "the house of my God," and one to "the house of our God." Then, "thy house" is mentioned eleven times, making a total of at least 25 explicit references to the house of the Lord in the book of Psalms alone.
Examples
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The theme of the house of God is prominent in the book of Psalms.
Blog text (2) -
The Book of Psalms is filled with poetic verses that express deep emotions and faith.
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He took the Book of Psalms from the bag.
Fiction book (1999) -
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 songbook of the Living Church of God (as well as the old Worldwide Church of God) is almost exclusively English translations of the Book of Psalms and other parts.
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In many churches, worshippers often sing hymns from the Book of Psalms during services.
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During the quiet moments of reflection, she found comfort in reading passages from the Book of Psalms.
Synonyms
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A book in the Bible with 150 religious songs and poems often linked to King David
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A book that contains the Psalms used for prayer or worship
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'book' (a bound set of pages) + 'of' (indicating contents/possession) + 'Psalms' (the named collection of religious poems) yields the clear meaning 'a book containing the Psalms.' This titling pattern is common across languages (e.g. Spanish 'Libro de los Salmos', French 'Livre des Psaumes'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Book of Psalms gets its name from the old word psalms, which meant songs played on a harp. People long ago sang these lines as prayers and poems, so the phrase came to mean a book of religious 'songs' and 'prayers'.