psalm

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THE MISERERE This psalm is a marvelous act of contrition, confession, and supplication by a repentant sinner.

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  1. noun A sacred song; a hymn.
  2. noun See Table at Bible.
  3. transitive verb To sing of or celebrate in psalms.

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  • Until you read the whole psalm, the whole chapter. —  Rick Warren on a life of purpose
  • So the psalm is about forgiven sinners, not about perfect people. —  Latest Articles
  • The rest of the psalm is also consistent with the experiences of modern Christians. —  Tools of Renewal
  • This psalm is the purest and the fullest expression of love for the law of God, i.e., for the Divine design of man and of his life. —  HAUNTED BY THE HOLY GHOST
  • This psalm is a dark prayer, and it clearly dates to the close of King David's life. —  Fresh Bilge
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  1. Middle English, from Old English, from Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmos, from psallein, to play the harp; see pāl- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English psalme, psaume, salm; partly (a) from Anglo-Saxon sealm = Dutch psalm = Middle Low German salme = Old High German psalmo, salmo, salm, Middle High German psalme, psalm, salme, salm, German psalm = Swedish psalm = Danish psalme; partly (b) from Old French psaume, French psaume = Provencal psalm, psalme, salme = Spanish Italian salmo = Portuguese salmo, psalmo; from Late Latin psalmus = Gothic (Moesogothic) psalma, psalmō, from Greek ψαλμός, a song sung to the harp, a song, psalm, the sound of the cithara or harp, a pulling or twitching with the fingers (cf. ψάλμα, a tune played on a cithara or harp, later Late Latin psalma, a psalm), from ψάλλειν, touch, twitch, play on a stringed instrument (later L. psallere, play on a stringed instrument, Late Latin sing the Psalms). Cf. psalter, psaltery.
  2. Middle English *psalmen, salmen; from psalm, n.
 

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