释义
[ sahmz ] SHOW IPA
/ sɑmz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun (used with a singular verb ) a book of the Bible, composed of 150 songs, hymns, and prayers. Abbreviation : Ps.
Origin of Psalms First recorded before 1000; Middle English psam, spalm, psalm, partly from Old English psealm, psalm, partly from Old French psaume, from Late Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmós “twitching of the fingers; sound of the harp or cithara,” from psállein “to twitch, pull, pluck,” translation of Hebrew mizmōr “song, psalm”
Words nearby Psalms PSA, psalm, psalmbook, psalmist, psalmody, Psalms , Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium, psaltery, psammite
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Example sentences from the Web for Psalms As for the Psalms , the Bible never says that David wrote them.
The King David You Never Knew | Joel Baden| October 27, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Actually, it would be about a millennium after David lived that anyone proposed that he was the author of the Psalms .
The King David You Never Knew | Joel Baden| October 27, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The Psalms remain the language of joy and sorrow for people everywhere.
The King David You Never Knew | Joel Baden| October 27, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The girl pressed up against my elbow is fervently reading Tehilim (Psalms ) by the light of her phone.
Attending Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Funeral as a Secular Jewish Woman | Michelle Bubis| October 9, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The Hebrew word for “waterspout,” as used in the book of Psalms , could also be translated as “waterfall.”
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser | Lee Sandlin| April 14, 2013| DAILY BEAST
He admired Luis de Len and imitated him in paraphrases of the Psalms .
Modern Spanish Lyrics | Various
I have spoken of the present collection of the Psalms as one book, but it is in reality five books.
Who Wrote the Bible? | Washington Gladden
His character is that of the Old Testament; some of his utterances are strong reminders of the Psalms .
Homer's Odyssey | Denton J. Snider
A little later they started for church, but toward the end of the Psalms Donovan felt a touch on his arm.
These were called Hallel, which means praise, and if you will read the psalms you will see why.
The Bible Story | Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
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British Dictionary definitions for Psalms noun (functioning as singular) the collection of 150 psalms in the Old Testament Full title: The Book of Psalms
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