alms 1654 # eleemosune {el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay}; from 1656; compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction: -- {alms}(-deeds).[ql psalms 5567 # psallo {psal'-lo}; probably strengthened from psao (to rub or touch the surface; compare 5597); to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes): -- make melody, sing ({psalms}).[ql