one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
<noun.communication>
any sacred song used to praise the deity
<noun.communication> [ verb ]
sing or celebrate in psalms
<verb.creation> He psalms the works of God
Psalm \Psalm\, n. [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus, psalma, fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to pull, twitch, to play upon a stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: cf. OF. psalme, salme, F. psaume.] 1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
Humus devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly. --Milton.
2. Especially, 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.
Psalm \Psalm\, v. t. To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises. --Sylvester.