🙌🏽 What is a psalm and what does the word mean? The original Hebrew title for the book is Tehillim, which means "praises." The Greek word for the book (psalmoi) means "instrumental music." 📖 The Book of Psalms The Book of Psalms is a collection of songs praising God in the Old Testament. There are 150 psalms as chapters in the Book of Psalms. The psalms are divided into five books. Seventy-three psalms are attributed to King David, but the sources of each of the psalms varies widely. The psal