Synonyms of psalms

psalms

noun

plural of psalm

as in hymns

a religious song

after the sermon we sang a brief psalm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hymns
• anthems
• carols
• canticles
• spirituals
• chorales
• dirges
• requiems
• hallelujahs
• oratorios
• paeans
• masses
• threnodies
• processionals
• laments
• recessionals
• Gloria Patris

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of psalms

Psalm 23 is numbered Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate because of differences in how the psalms are divided and numbered. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Because the psalms were originally accompanied by instruments, scholars’ best guess is that selah was some sort of musical marking. — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

A little over a year ago, Paul Simon returned to the road following a seven-year hiatus to promote his new LP Seven Psalms. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026

Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors. — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026

The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549. — ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026

The lawsuit also claims that a second, independent autopsy showed Psalms had bleeding in his brain that the first autopsy did not disclose. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

By weaving together songs, sounds, words, and visuals, Psalms gives audiences a real feel for the broader culture. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026