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Meanings of psalms in English

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salmos

An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms.

salmos
Usage of psalms in English
1
And in this manner the psalms are numbered in the Protestant Bible.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
2
It is tender, pensive, personal; other psalms are that; but Psalm cxix.
The Altar Fire
3
The prophets and psalms of Israel also belong to our holy heritage.
The Grey Book / A collection of protests against anti-semitism a...
4
The remaining psalms are divided into seven groups, in simple numerical order.
The Divine Office: A Study of the Roman Breviary
5
The monks, in hoarse tones and monotonous harmonics, chanted the penitential psalms.
Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome
6
The words of our text are thrice repeated in these two psalms.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Psalms
7
I would I were a weaver; I could sing psalms, or anything.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
8
The church with psalms must shout: no door can keep them out.
Radio NZ
9
I imagine them somewhere in the galaxy, moving forever towards the psalms.
Fugitive pieces
10
Thou art as safe here, as if singing psalms in a convent.
Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 06
11
In other psalms, again, is a poignant cry for help and deliverance.
The Chief End of Man
12
After many psalms came many prayers, and then readings from the scripture.
Caleb's crossing
13
She chose her favourite psalms, and prayers from the most various sources.
The Mating of Lydia
14
I suppose she is delicate, as she sat down through the psalms.
Nancy: A Novel
15
The investiture was celebrated by prayer, singing of psalms, and religious disputation.
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
16
Usually singing psalms very loudly, to drown out the screams and objections.
Just another judgement day
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