metrical psalm

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• metrical psalm — /mɛtrɪkəl ˈsam/ (say metrikuhl sahm) noun a verse translation of a psalm, sung as a hymn …  

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• psalm|book — «SAHM BUK, SAHLM », noun. a book containing psalms, especially a collection of metrical translations of the Psalms prepared for public worship. SYNONYM(S): Psalter …   Useful english dictionary

• Metrical psalter — For earlier rhymed translations of Psalms, see rhymed psalter. A metrical psalter is a kind of Bible translation: a book containing a metrical translation of all or part of the Book of Psalms in vernacular poetry, meant to be sung as hymns in a… …   Wikipedia

• Psalm 23 — The theme of the 23rd Psalm (Greek numbering: Psalm 22) in the Bible casts God in the role of protector and provider. The text, beloved by Jews and Christians alike, has often been set to music. In Jewish tradition A long tradition ascribes… …   Wikipedia

• Metrical Psalms —    A rhymed vernacular translation of a psalm sung to music with a regular pattern of beats (meter). Because the poetry of the Hebrew psalms has neither rhyme nor meter, but rather depends on semantic parallelisms between verse pairs, singing… …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

• psalm — n. 1 a (also Psalm) any of the sacred songs contained in the Book of Psalms, esp. when set for metrical chanting in a service. b (the Psalms or the Book of Psalms) the book of the Old Testament containing the Psalms. 2 a sacred song or hymn.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Psalm — n. 1 a (also Psalm) any of the sacred songs contained in the Book of Psalms, esp. when set for metrical chanting in a service. b (the Psalms or the Book of Psalms) the book of the Old Testament containing the Psalms. 2 a sacred song or hymn.… …   Useful english dictionary

• psalm — 1. noun /sɑːm,sɑm,sɑlm/ a) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. b) 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… …   Wiktionary

• Bay Psalm Book — The Bay Psalm Book was the first book printed in British North America.The book is a Psalter, first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Psalms in it are metrical translations into English. The translations are not particularly… …   Wikipedia

• Bay Psalm Book —    The first book printed (Boston, 1640) in the American colonies. It provides metrical psalms, text only, with suggested tunes to fit to them …   Historical dictionary of sacred music