Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sacred song; a hymn.
- transitive verb To sing of or celebrate in psalms.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sacred poem or song, especially one in which expressions of praise and thanksgiving are prominent: usually restricted either to those contained in the Book of Psalms, or to the versifications of these composed for the use of churches, as the Psalms of Tate and Brady, of Watts, etc.
- noun plural [capitalized] A book of the Old Testament which follows Job and precedes Proverbs, and contains 150 psalms and hymns; more fully, the Book of Psalms.
- noun plural Among the ancient Jews, the Hagiographa: so called because the Psalms constitute the first book in it.
- To sing psalms.
- To celebrate in psalms; hymn.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To extol in psalms; to sing.
- noun A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
sacred song ; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. - noun 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.
- verb To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing; as, psalming his praises.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb sing or celebrate in psalms
- noun any sacred song used to praise the deity
- noun 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The term psalm is first mentioned in the First Book of Kings (16,18).
Again and Again Fr. Milovan Katanic 2010
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This psalm is an invitation but also shows the practical aspect of how going to any other source is very limited in terms of actual help and value, and both now and in the moments and days ahead, it will be the superseding and presiding help of the Lord that rules and overrules all situations and surrounding circumstances.
Grande Illusions | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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This psalm is an illustrious prophecy of Messiah the Prince: it is all over gospel, and points at him only, as a bridegroom espousing the church to himself and as a king ruling in it and ruling for it.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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This latter part of the psalm is addressed to the royal bride, standing on the right hand of the royal bridegroom.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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This psalm is a most solemn and earnest call to all the creatures, according to their capacity, to praise their Creator, and to show forth his eternal power and Godhead, the invisible things of which are manifested in the things that are seen.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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This psalm is the last of those that go under the name of Asaph.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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The scope of this psalm is the same with that of the foregoing psalm, but there is something very singular in the composition of it; for the latter half of each verse is the same, repeated throughout the psalm,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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Though this psalm is attributed to Asaph in the title, yet it does so exactly agree with David's circumstances, at his coming to the crown after the death of Saul, that most interpreters apply it to that juncture, and suppose that either Asaph penned it, in the person of
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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This psalm is a brief encomium on unity and brotherly love, which, if we did not see the miseries of discord among men, we should think needless; but we cannot say too much, it were well if we could say enough, to persuade people to live together in peace.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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This psalm is a prayer, the substance of which David offered up to God when he was forced by Saul to take shelter in a cave, and which he afterwards penned in this form.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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