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Psalms

noun

An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms. Synonym: Book of Psalms.

Psalm

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.

Any sacred song used to praise the deity.

verb

Sing or celebrate in psalms.

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"Psalms" Quotes from Famous Books

... murder, which there's no denyin' is as good as a play, 'e bein' 'ung, 'avin' 'it 'is wife over the 'ead with the poker when she weren't lookin', and a-berryin' 'er corpse in a back garding, without even a stone to mark the place, let alone a line from the Psalms and a ...

— The Mystery of a Hansom Cab • Fergus Hume

... he, as a holiday the Jews ever kept it,—have a peculiar set service for it in their Seders, set psalms to sing, set lessons to read, set prayers to say, good and godly all,—none but as they have used from ...

— The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) • George Gillespie

... communion from Dr. Channing; "both my sisters were very religious," says Miss Sedgwick; while the letters I have quoted from two of her brothers, young lawyers and men of the world, have the devoutness of the psalms. "I can never be sufficiently grateful to my Maker for having given me such a sister," says Robert; and Theodore: "selfish, unthankful as I am, the tears are in my eyes, and I thank God that I have such a sister." Of course one can use a religious ...

— Daughters of the Puritans - A Group of Brief Biographies • Seth Curtis Beach

... sung by my sire, Like some prophetic bard tuning the lyre? Sweet were the notes that he taught to the young; Psalms for the Sabbath, on Sabbath were sung; And the young minstrels enraptured would come To the little lone cottage I ...

— Revised Edition of Poems • William Wright

... dispersed in groups, which chose their beds on the fields as they could best find shelter and convenience. A few of the principal leaders held wakeful conference with Burley on the state of their affairs, and some watchmen were appointed who kept themselves on the alert by chanting psalms, or listening to the exercises of the more gifted of ...

— Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott

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