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psalm

[sahm] / sɑm /


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It arrived as the music of dire necessity, the work song, the psalm, and was subsequently used to distract and entertain captors, or to scare them off with screams and moans they couldn’t decipher.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2023

Just as May’s coronation ceremony gave nods to the multicultural nature of Britain today, Wednesday’s church service will include a psalm sung in Gaelic.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 2023

Sing unto the Lord with the harp and the voice of a psalm.

From BBC May 5, 2023

He takes Psalm 23, which is a really gentle psalm.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2023

I offer the bishop a reply from a psalm I am sure he knows.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

During a return trip to Pokrovskoe he set up a chapel in the cellar of his stable, attracting pilgrims to pray and sing psalms with him.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Volunteers, once hard to find, have been packing donations, gathering daily to recite psalms and fundraising for Israel - “coming together like you would for your family.”

From Washington Times Dec. 6, 2023

Yet the climatic moments, during which the New York Philharmonic Chorus navigated the Hailstork’s setting of various psalms, came across as grandly cosmic.

From New York Times Mar. 3, 2023

He recalls many happy moments in the company of the Queen, but also her formidable knowledge of hymns, psalms and scripture.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2022

Then, breviary in hand, one of the female teachers led us in singing hymns and reciting psalms.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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