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Lexicon :: Strong's G5568 - psalmos

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ψαλμός
Transliteration
psalmos (Key)
Pronunciation
psal-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 8:489,1225

Trench's Synonyms: lxxviii. ψαλμός, ὕμνος, ᾠδή.

Strong’s Definitions

ψαλμός psalmós, psal-mos'; from G5567; 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:—psalm. Compare G5603.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G5568 in the following manner: psalm (5x), Psalm (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G5568 in the following manner: psalm (5x), Psalm (2x).

  1. a striking, twanging

    1. of a striking the chords of a musical instrument

    2. of a pious song, a psalm

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ψαλμός psalmós, psal-mos'; from G5567; 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:—psalm. Compare G5603.
STRONGS G5568:
ψαλμός, ψαλμοῦ, ὁ (ψάλλω), a striking, twanging ((Euripides, others)); specifically, a striking the chords of a musical instrument ((Pindar, Aeschylus, others)); hence, a pious song, a psalm (the Sept. chiefly for מִזְמור), Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16; the phrase ἔχειν ψαλμόν is used of one who has it in his heart to sing or recite a song of the sort, 1 Corinthians 14:26 (cf. Heinrici at the passage, and Lightfoot on Col. as above); one of the songs of the book of the O. T. which is entitled ψαλμοί, Acts 13:33; plural the (book of) Psalms Luke 24:44; βίβλος ψαλμῶν, Luke 20:42; Acts 1:20. (Synonym: see ὕμνος, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
20:42; 24:44
Acts
1:20; 13:33
1 Corinthians
14:26
Ephesians
5:19
Colossians
3:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5568 matches the Greek ψαλμός (psalmos),
which occurs 80 times in 80 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (1Sa 16:18–Psa 79:1)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the hero of Israel’s songs:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:12 - They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre; they make merry to the sound of the pipe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:31 - My lyre is tuned to mourning, and my pipe to the sound of wailing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:1 - [fn]A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom. LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - [fn]For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:1 - [fn]For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David. Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 - [fn]For the director of music. With stringed instruments. According to sheminith.[fn] A psalm of David. LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:1 - [fn]A shiggaion[fn] of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, a Benjamite. LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:1 - [fn]For the director of music. According to gittith.[fn] A psalm of David. LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:1 - [fn][fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David. I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:1 - For the director of music. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1 - [fn]For the director of music. According to sheminith.[fn] A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 13:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1 - For the director of music. Of David. The fool[fn] says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:1 - A psalm of David. LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How great is his joy in the victories you give!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:1 - [fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:1 - A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:1 - Of David. A psalm. The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:1 - [fn]Of David. In you, LORD my God, I put my trust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:1 - A psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:1 - [fn]A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[fn] Of David. I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 - [fn]A psalm of David. A petition. LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1 - [fn]For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1 - [fn]Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:1 - [fn]For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[fn] We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1 - [fn]For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[fn] A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:1 - [fn]For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:1 - [fn]A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:1 - [fn]For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:1 - A psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:1 - [fn]For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:1 - [fn]A psalm of David. When he was in the Desert of Judah. You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:1 - [fn]For the director of music. A psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits[fn] you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:1 - For the director of music. A song. A psalm. Shout for joy to God, all the earth!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:1 - [fn]For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:1 - [fn]For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song. May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:22 - I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:1 - A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 75:1 - [fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song. We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:1 - [fn]For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song. God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:1 - [fn]For the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm. I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:1 - A psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

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