Psalm is an English word with synonyms like sing. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Psalm meaning
- A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
- One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
Synonyms of Psalm
Using Psalm
- The main meaning on this page is: A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. | One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
- Useful related words include: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text.
- In the example corpus, psalm often appears in combinations such as: and psalm, of psalm, in psalm.
Context around Psalm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Psalm
- In this selection, "psalm" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, obedience, crux, doubt, 150, faces and begins stand out and add context to how "psalm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an entire psalm after the and as a psalm and song. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "psalm" sits close to words such as adaptability, alam and arable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with psalm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Several of Psalm’s cousins made an appearance, too. (9 words)
Psalm 150: 6 “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. (11 words)
Psalm 119:114: “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. (16 words)
In today’s psalm, it is an image of God’s care for us, and in Paul’s Letter to the Church of Thessalonica, it is an image for how the Church is to care for one’s neighbor by letting the Word of God be at work in us. (50 words)
Psalm 1 calls the reader to a life of obedience; Psalm 73 (Brueggemann's crux psalm) faces the crisis when divine faithfulness is in doubt; Psalm 150 represents faith's triumph, when God is praised not for his rewards, but for his being. (43 words)
An example is his setting of Dominus regnavit ( Psalm 93 ), for four voices; each of the lines of the psalm begins with a voice singing a new tune alone, quickly followed by entries of other three voices in imitation. (39 words)
One such Psalm states: “I lift my eyes to the hills; where does my help come from? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
Psalm 1 calls the reader to a life of obedience; Psalm 73 (Brueggemann's crux psalm) faces the crisis when divine faithfulness is in doubt; Psalm 150 represents faith's triumph, when God is praised not for his rewards, but for his being.
This psalm is most likely an extension of Psalm 9 and has a running them of the cry of the oppressed.
An example is his setting of Dominus regnavit ( Psalm 93 ), for four voices; each of the lines of the psalm begins with a voice singing a new tune alone, quickly followed by entries of other three voices in imitation.
Others appear to be references to types of musical composition, such as "A psalm" and "Song," or directions regarding the occasion for using the psalm ("On the dedication of the temple," "For the memorial offering," etc.).
Responsories The responsories are similar in form to the antiphons, but come at the end of the psalm, being originally the reply of the choir or congregation to the precentor who recited the psalm.
The revision of the Roman Missal after the Second Vatican Council reintroduced the singing or recitation of a more substantial section of a Psalm, in some cases an entire Psalm, after the first Reading from Scripture.
This Psalm, called the Responsorial Psalm, is usually sung or recited responsorially, although the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 61 permits direct recitation.
As I blessed the ashes, it occurred to me that the ashes came from the Palm branches of last year’s Psalm Sunday prior to Easter.
In today’s psalm, it is an image of God’s care for us, and in Paul’s Letter to the Church of Thessalonica, it is an image for how the Church is to care for one’s neighbor by letting the Word of God be at work in us.
I would hope we all would say as King David did in. Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him.
Kim and Kanye have been co-parenting sons Saint, seven, and Psalm, four, as well as daughters North, 10, and Chicago, five, since their split.
Kim Kardashian, Saint West, and Psalm West depart their hotel on June 22, 2022, in New York City.
News of the children's injuries come shortly after Psalm's mother Kim revealed she has broken her shoulder and torn a tendon, though she is now recovering.
One such Psalm states: “I lift my eyes to the hills; where does my help come from?
Psalm 119:114: “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
Psalm 150: 6 “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.
Several of Psalm’s cousins made an appearance, too.
The business mogul, who shares four children, North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm, with rapper Kanye West, recently opened up about her parenting struggles.
The ceremony followed his highly publicised split from reality star Kim Kardashian, with whom he shares four children, North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.
The pair, who tied the knot in 2014, share four kids together: daughters North, and Chicago, and sons Saint, and Psalm.
Common combinations with psalm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and psalm 15×
- of psalm 14×
- in psalm 10×
- the psalm 9×
- psalm and 8×
- psalm is 6×
- this psalm 3×
- psalm in 3×
- psalm it 3×
- psalm the 3×