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psalmist

Meaning of “psalmist”

A maker, writer, composer, or singer of psalms.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Webster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Samuel 23:1

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2 Samuel 23:1
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NOW these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:1 · retained source text

¶ Nowe these bee the last words of Dauid: Dauid the sonne of Iesse saide, and the man who was raised vp on high, the Anointed of the God of Iacob, and the sweet Psalmist of Israel, said,

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Webster 1828

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A writer or composer of sacred songs; a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the scriptural psalms.

volume 2, leaf 384, column 2 (noun entry, sense 1)