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# Psalm
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A “psalm” is a song that people use to worship God. A psalm was often written in the form of a poem. A "psalmist" is someone who writes psalms.
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See: [Worship](../articles/worship.md)
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The Book of Psalms in the Old Testament has a collection of these songs. The psalms were used by the nation of Israel when they worshiped God.
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In the New Testament, Christians are instructed to sing psalms to God as a way of worshiping him (see: Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16).
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See: [Old Testament (Law and Prophets)](../articles/oldtestamt.mden); [Israel](../articles/israel.md);[Praise](../articles/praise.md); [New Testament](../articles/newtestament.md)
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