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Noun: psalm  saam
  1. Any sacred song used to praise the deity
    "The choir sang a beautiful rendition of Psalm 23"
Verb: psalm  saam
  1. (music) sing or celebrate in psalms
    "He psalms the works of God"
Noun: Psalm
  1. One of the 150 sacred songs, hymns, or poems that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, traditionally attributed to King David
    "The choir sang a beautiful rendition of the 23rd Psalm"

Derived forms: psalms, psalmed, psalming, Psalms

Type of: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, sing

Part of: Old Testament

Encyclopedia: Psalm