psalm
part of speech
noun (a psalm, psalms; the Psalms — the book)
meaning for a pupil
1) (Bible) A psalm is a holy song or poem in the Book of Psalms in the Bible, used by Jews and Christians to praise, thank, or call out to God. tree →
2) (church) A psalm is any such song sung or said in a church or synagogue service. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Tradition says David wrote most of the Psalms. Many Psalms have titles such as "A Psalm of David" or "A Psalm of Asaph," naming David or the Levite singers. Jews sing or say them in prayer, and Sefer Yetzirah's commentators quote them. In the primary lessons: Psalms are read at services, weddings and funerals; Psalm 23 ("The Lord is my shepherd") is the best known and is often read when someone has died, to give comfort. Many psalms are said to come from King David. In school RE (religious education), psalms are examples of poetry with feelings: joy, fear, sorrow and trust. Phrases: sing a psalm, read a psalm, the Book of Psalms, Psalm 23.
examples
- This is verse 4 of Psalm civ. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- 28) In ancient times coldness was considered to be a substance. [See Psalm 147, 17.] (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- This divine name is printed in EngHsh Bibles as Jehovah Sabaoth, or as '* Lord of hosts " as in Psalm xxiv. 10. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- A Psalm of David, a Song. (Writings PSA.68.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph. (Writings PSA.73.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. (Writings PSA.75.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- The choir sang a psalm at the start of the service. tree →
- Our RE teacher read Psalm 23 aloud to the class. tree →
- "The Lord is my shepherd" is the first line of a famous psalm. tree →
- Many psalms are prayers for help in hard times. tree →
- At Grandpa's funeral, the vicar read a psalm about green pastures. tree →
- We wrote our own psalm of thanks for the harvest. tree →
- Some psalms are happy and some are full of sorrow. tree →
- It was a psalm of praise and thanksgiving. tree →
note
The p is silent: say "sahm". Plural psalms. Capital P when naming one ("Psalm 23") or the book ("the Psalms"). A psalm is not the same as a hymn: hymns were written later by many people; psalms are in the Bible.
In the corpora
- A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
- A Psalm of David.
- A Psalm of David.
- A Psalm of David.
- A Psalm of David.
Trees and pragmatics
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