psalm

Example Sentences

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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

Helbrans had taught at a Hasidic school in his native Israel before he started Lev Tahor in the 1980s, taking the name — which means “pure heart” — from a psalm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

Then he breaks into a song, borrowed from a psalm, a tune so sad tears come to all of our eyes.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar