psalm

psaume

Chant ou poème religieux du livre des Psaumes dans la Bible, ou une adaptation de ce texte.

En anglais simple : One of the religious songs or poems in the Bible’s Book of Psalms, or an adapted version.

• We read a psalm together.
• The minister chose a psalm for the service.
• She learned several psalms by heart as a child.

Expressions courantes : read a psalm, psalm of david

psaume, cantique

Chant ou poème religieux servant à louer Dieu.

En anglais simple : A religious song or poem used to praise God.

• The choir sang a psalm.
• She wrote a psalm of thanks.
• Their evening prayers ended with a quiet psalm.

Synonymes : hymn

Expressions courantes : sing a psalm, sacred psalm

chanter des psaumes, louer

Chanter, notamment des chants religieux pour louer Dieu.

En anglais simple : To sing, especially to praise God through religious songs.

• The worshippers psalmed together.
• They psalmed their thanks beneath the open sky.
• At dawn, the brothers psalmed the Lord’s praises.

Synonymes : sing, chant

Expressions courantes : psalm praises, psalm together