applaud vs psalmody

applaud

verb
  • To praise, or express approval for something or someone. 

  • To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. 

psalmody

verb
  • To celebrate in psalms. 

noun
  • A collection of psalms. 

  • The singing or the writing of psalms. 

How often have the words applaud and psalmody occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )