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# psalms and hymns and spiritual songs
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Possible meanings are that 1) Paul is using these words as a merism for "all sorts of songs to praise God" or 2) Paul is listing specific forms of music. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# psalms
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These are probably songs from the Old Testament book of Psalms that Christians sang.
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# hymns
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These are songs of praise and worship that may have been written specifically for Christians to sing.
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# spiritual songs
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Possible meanings are 1) these are songs that Holy Spirit inspires a person to sing right at that moment or 2) "spiritual songs" and "hymns" are doublets and mean basically the same thing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# with all your heart
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Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's thoughts or inner being. The phrase "with all your heart" means to do something with enthusiasm. AT: "with all of your being" or "enthusiastically" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonomy]])
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