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Psalms vs Hymns - What's the difference?

psalms | hymns |

As nouns the difference between psalms and hymns

is that psalms is while hymns is .

As a verb hymns is

(hymn).

psalms

English

(Psalms)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
  • Usage notes

    Each "chapter" of the Book of Psalms is actually an individual psalm — an individual poem or hymn. Thus, when referring to a specifically numbered Psalm, the singular is preferred. It is Psalm 23, and not Psalms 23.

    hymns

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (hymn)
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