psalm

noun

A sacred song; a hymn.

transitive verb

To sing of or celebrate in psalms.

To sing psalms.

To celebrate in psalms; hymn.

noun

A sacred poem or song, especially one in which expressions of praise and thanksgiving are prominent: usually restricted either to those contained in the Book of Psalms, or to the versifications of these composed for the use of churches, as the Psalms of Tate and Brady, of Watts, etc.

noun

plural [capitalized] A book of the Old Testament which follows Job and precedes Proverbs, and contains 150 psalms and hymns; more fully, the Book of Psalms.

noun

plural Among the ancient Jews, the Hagiographa: so called because the Psalms constitute the first book in it.

transitive verb

To extol in psalms; to sing.

noun

A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.