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nounany sacred song used to praise the deity
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nounone of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by Davidpart of:
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"He psalms the works of God"verbsing or celebrate in psalmstype of:
Definition that contains psalm
- point mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- david (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
- chant recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
- gradual (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- psalm 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
- psalm sing or celebrate in psalms
- psalms an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
- hallel (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
- psalmody the act of singing psalms or hymns
- psalter a collection of Psalms for liturgical use