Sacred songs or hymns, especially those found in the Bible; poems or songs of praise, worship, or lamentation.
From Greek 'psalmos' meaning 'song sung to a harp,' derived from 'psallein' (to pluck strings). The term was applied to the biblical Book of Psalms, which contains 150 devotional poems.
The Book of Psalms is one of the most quoted texts in Western literature—even people who've never read the Bible know 'The Lord is my shepherd' because these ancient poems shaped how we express emotion!
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