psalm
/sɑːm/(亦作Psalm)
noun
1- a sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms and used in Christian and Jewish worship赞美诗, 圣诗, 圣歌（用于基督教和犹太教礼拜仪式的, 尤指《圣经·诗篇》）：
a delightful setting of Psalm 150.
第一百五十首诗篇那令人愉悦的背景。
1.1
- （the Psalms或the Book of Psalms）a book of the Bible comprising a collection of religious verses, sung or recited in both Jewish and Christian worship. Many are traditionally ascribed to King David.《诗篇》（《圣经》中一卷, 收集为基督教和犹太教礼拜仪式上所吟唱的宗教诗歌, 其中许多被认为是大卫王所作）。
派生词
psalmic
adjective词源
Old English （p）sealm,via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek psalmos 'song sung to harp music'，from psallein 'to pluck'.