Psalm
noun
1.
a sacred song or hymn.
2.
(initial capital letter) any of the songs, hymns, or prayers contained in the Book of Psalms.
3.
a metric version or paraphrase of any of these.
4.
a poem of a similar nature.
noun
1.
(often capital) any of the 150 sacred songs, lyric poems, and prayers that together constitute a book (Psalms) of the Old Testament
2.
a musical setting of one of these poems
3.
any sacred song or hymn
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