[ UK /sˈɑːm/ ]
[ US /ˈsɑɫm, ˈsɑm/ ]
NOUN
  1. any sacred song used to praise the deity
VERB
  1. sing or celebrate in psalms
    He psalms the works of God
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How To Use psalm In A Sentence

  • Accompanied by an ensemble, Musica Fiata, incorporating specialist period instruments such as chalumeau, arciliuto and violino in tromba marina, La Capella Ducale deliver the psalms with joy, some of the ornamentation is so detailed it sounds like laughter. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • The contents of the second included copies of three of the Countess's psalm metaphrases, and, in all probability, a copy of her translation of Petrarch's Trionfo della Morte.
  • In Psalm 148, the psalmist speaks of all creation giving praise to God, their Creator.
  • Psalms were sung antiphonally, that is, first one side would sing and the other side would answer. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University
  • Poems and hymns of the Hebrew people are expressed in Psalms.
  • Psalm-singing, catechism and Scripture were taught daily in school.
  • 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)
  • [A] divine fire coming down visibly, with a terrible noise, from heaven upon the holy community of sisters while they were praising God in their psalmody. Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany
  • The Book of Psalms is a compilation of songs for liturgical use. Archive 2007-01-01
  • Line-singing is an ancient form of worship where a precentor, or leader, sings the first line of a psalm and the congregation responds, finishing off the verse.
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