psalm

Example Sentences

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A small group prayed and sang a psalm as cars boarded the boat, but several hundred other people stood and clapped as a show of support for the sailing.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

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

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

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

At Ansche Chesed, a Conservative synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky has replaced the standard prayer for the State of Israel with a more spiritual psalm invoking peace in Jerusalem.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

By the time the long psalm was over Kit was glad to sit down, but presently she longed to stand again.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare