The fourth part of the album,“Psalm,” is the most heartfelt and intense suite. Coltrane explained it in his own album notes. He writes, “The fourth and last part is a narration of the theme, ‘A Love Supreme,’ which is written in the context.” This is portrayed as Coltrane plays thoughtfully over a musically free foundation featuring droning bass and piano, and Elvin Jones on tympani. Though his playing implements a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to the heptatonic scale, which includes the major scale and minor scale, in this section, he is not talking about the musical theme. Here, he implies the topic of the poem. In this suite, he recites the poem on his saxophone, one note for each syllable. 

In other words, Coltrane does not actually speak the words of the phone. Instead, he “plays” the words of the poem on saxophone. Moreover, some scholars have suggested that this performance is a homage to the sermons of African-American preachers. His playing expresses the meaning of the words. For example, in the essay “A Love Supreme”—John Coltrane (1964) ” by Lewis Porter, Porter writes that Coltrane displays this when he “serenes on the word “beautiful,” shouting out “He always will be.” (Porter 2). Furthermore, each section of several lines has an arch shape—an ascending phrase, a recitation on one tone, and a descending phrase. The recitation tones ascend as the piece builds in intensity. Coltrane’s poem is punctuated with the frequently recurring words “Thank You God.” He plays these words as a minor third or fifth descending to the tonic, resembling formulas used by black preachers for such phrases as “Yes, He did” and “Oh, Lord.” Another example where his playing expresses the meaning of the words is when Coltrane’s solo in this section ends with the cry “Elation. Elegance. Exaltation. All from God. Thank you God. Amen.” Here, he clearly plays “Amen” on his sax. This adds a twist just on that last word. He likewise added overdubbing to make a greater, more sensational ending.