psalmos · psalm

What it means

psalmos (ψαλμός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “psalm”.

A song of praise; the book of Psalms.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A sacred song; Israel's book of songs.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• psalms ×5
• psalm ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• Acts×2
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Colossians×1

• Luke 20:42

  For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand

• Luke 24:44

  And he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”

• Acts 1:20

  For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his dwelling become desolate, and let there be no one living in it’; and, ‘Let another take his office.’

• Acts 13:33

  that God has fulfilled this for our children by raising Jesus, as it is written also in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son; I today have begotten you.’

• 1 Corinthians 14:26

  What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.

• Ephesians 5:19

  speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising with psalms in your heart to the Lord,

• Colossians 3:16

  Let the word of the Messiah dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.