psalm
Biblical worship verse
A psalm is a sacred song or hymn, especially one from the Book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible.
The 150 psalms attributed largely to King David express praise, lament, thanksgiving, and petition to God.
By extension, any sacred song or poem of worship: The congregation sang a psalm.
To psalm is to sing psalms, though this verb is rare.
Religious song of praise
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- canticleScriptural text sung devotionally
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- choraleHymn tune or choir
choir · singing · melody · refrain · verse · chorus · acapella · Gregorian
Christian sacred writings
- versesLines of poetry
- DavidMasculine Hebrew name
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
canon · prophets · Septuagint · numbering · chapter · hallelujah · proverbs · wisdom
Metrical literary composition
- verseMetered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- parallelismMatching structural elements
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
acrostic · lament · thanksgiving · penitential · royal · enthronement · wisdom · hallelujah
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- faithTrust without proof
piety · spirituality · holiness · fervor · solemnity · supplication · intercession · devotional
Expression of approval
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- altarSacred ritual table
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
liturgy · service · benediction · sermon · Mass · procession · clergy · minister
hymn
Religious song of praise
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- canticleScriptural text sung devotionally
- anthemOfficial song of praise
chorale · choir · singing · melody · refrain · verse · chorus · acapella · Gregorian · plainsong
Bible
Christian sacred writings
testament · canon · prophets · Septuagint · numbering · chapter · hallelujah · proverbs · wisdom · liturgy
poetry
Metrical literary composition
- verseMetered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- parallelismMatching structural elements
couplet · acrostic · lament · thanksgiving · penitential · royal · enthronement · wisdom · hallelujah · ascent
prayer
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
faith · piety · spirituality · holiness · fervor · solemnity · supplication · intercession · devotional · petition
praise
Expression of approval
congregation · liturgy · service · benediction · sermon · Mass · procession · clergy · minister · cathedral
- worshippraying, congregational prayer, adoration, praise God, evening prayer
- poetry termspoetry, rhyme, verse, rhythm, meter
- sacred musichymns, hymn, anthem, anthems, gospel
- Bible elementsparable, epistle, proverb, commandment, gospel
- Chantsplainsong, Gregorian chant, tribal chant, ritual chant, sacred chant
- Christian prayerLord's Prayer, Our Father, amen, contemplative prayer, intercession
psalmdrinking song
Music for toasting together
work song · limerick · love song · folk song · sea shanty
psalmblasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
curse · malediction · execration · imprecation · profanity
- psalm 23Biblical shepherd poem
- penitential psalmsSacred songs expressing remorse
- biblical psalmsAncient Hebrew worship songs
- Psalm 91Biblical song of divine protection