noun
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Etymology
Origin of psalmist
From the Late Latin word psalmista, dating back to 1475–85. See psalm, -ist
Example Sentences
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Like the biblical psalmist says, “We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.”
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2021
That my self-righteousness runneth, as the psalmist wrote, over.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2018
Sometimes, as the psalmist says, your soul is like a weaned child within you.
From Time • Oct. 12, 2015
The prayer ends with the psalmist bowing to God’s timing and wisdom in all matters yet still fiercely calling out for justice on the earth.
From MSNBC • Nov. 7, 2014
Oh! how sweet is it to say with the psalmist, "In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul."
From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph
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