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PSALTER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy and Religion
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- psalter
1, record 1, English, psalter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a version of the Psalms for use in religious services. 1, record 1, English, - psalter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie et religion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- psautier
1, record 1, French, psautier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le livre des psaumes (...) 1, record 1, French, - psautier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-06-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Christian Theology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the 150 such songs contained in the biblical book of Psalms or Psalter. They have always been looked on as the incomparable expression of prayer and they form the basis of the Divine Office in all the old Christian Churches whether Catholic or not. 1, record 2, English, - psalm
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
This psalm vividly presents before our mind our own nothingness before God’s majesty, our absolute dependence on Him, the fact that we belong to Him; and moreover, in praying it, we live the truth. 1, record 2, English, - psalm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théologies chrétiennes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- psaume
1, record 2, French, psaume
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mot psaume désigne un poème fait pour être accompagné par des instruments de musique. Le psautier catholique comprend 150 psaumes et est divisé en cinq Livres. On distingue des hymnes, des prières, des supplications nationales et individuelles, des psaumes didactiques, prophétiques, et eschatologiques, des psaumes d'actions et de grâces, des psaumes messianiques, et des méditations de sage. 1, record 2, French, - psaume
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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