psalm

  • 101psalm — n. 1 a (also Psalm) any of the sacred songs contained in the Book of Psalms, esp. when set for metrical chanting in a service. b (the Psalms or the Book of Psalms) the book of the Old Testament containing the Psalms. 2 a sacred song or hymn.… …

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  • 102Psalm — n. 1 a (also Psalm) any of the sacred songs contained in the Book of Psalms, esp. when set for metrical chanting in a service. b (the Psalms or the Book of Psalms) the book of the Old Testament containing the Psalms. 2 a sacred song or hymn.… …

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  • 103psalm — psalmic, adj. /sahm/, n. 1. a sacred song or hymn. 2. (cap.) 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. [bef. 900; ME psalm(e), s(e)alm(e) …

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  • 104Psalm —    Poetic prayer, one of 150 contained in the Old Testament Book of Psalms. Psalm comes from the Greek psallein, to sing accompanied ; the Hebrew name for the book is Tehillim, praises. King David of Israel, says tradition, composed most of the… …

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  • 105psalm — [[t]sɑ͟ːm[/t]] psalms N COUNT The Psalms are the 150 songs, poems, and prayers which together form the Book of Psalms in the Bible. He recited a verse of the twenty third psalm …

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  • 106psalm — «a, i, o (G). A tune played on a stringed instrument; a psalm; a twitching …

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  • 107psalm — [[t]sɑm[/t]] n. 1) mad a sacred song or hymn 2) bib (cap.) any of the songs, hymns, or prayers contained in the Book of Psalms • Etymology: bef. 900; ME s(e)alm(e), OE ps(e)alm < LL psalmus < Gk psalmós song sung to the harp, der. of… …

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  • 108Psalm 151 — is the name given to a short psalm that is found in most copies of the Septuagint [ [http://rosetta.reltech.org/cgi bin/Ebind2html/TC/SweteIntro?seq=266 An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek ] , Henry Barclay Swete, Cambridge University… …

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  • 109Psalm 139 — (= Psalm 138 nach der Zählung der Septuaginta und Vulgata) ist ein Psalm aus dem biblischen Buch der Psalmen. Er ist wegen seiner ausdruckstarken und poetischen Bilder bekannt geworden und wurde unter anderem vielfach vertont. Der erste Vers… …

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  • 110Psalm 137 — Psalm 137EU (nach der Zählung der Septuaginta und der Vulgata: Psalm 136, lateinische Anfangsworte: Super flumina Babylonis) ist einer der bekanntesten biblischen Psalmen. Seine Eröffnungszeilen – „An den Strömen von Babel …“, engl. „By the… …

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