Strong's Greek · G5568

G5568 psalmós

ψαλμός

psal-mos'

psalm

Looking for Hebrew H5568 çâmar? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G5568. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

psalmós appears 7 times in Scripture, in Luke, Acts, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians and Colossians. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a set piece of music, i.e. a sacred ode (accompanied with the voice, harp or other instrument; a "psalm"); collectively, the book of the Psalms

In the King James Version

psalm

Derivation

from G5567 (ψάλλω);

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Colossians 3:16

“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”

Acts 13:33

“He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’”

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

“Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.””

1 Corinthians 14:26

“What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.”

Acts 1:20

““For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’”

Ephesians 5:19

“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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