• Psalm Definition & Synonyms
- (n.) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
- (v. t.) To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises.
- (n.) 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.
• Psalmist Definition & Synonyms
- (n.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church.
- (n.) A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms.