psalm
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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
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
Once the choir was warmed up, Andrew Nethsingha, its music director, called upon boy after boy to sing a couple of lines of a psalm solo.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
The voices were singing a psalm and coming closer, and then she saw a procession of angels carrying a litter.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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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
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
About a dozen people stood in a circle, bowing their heads while a minister read psalms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
There were, for example, one hundred and fifty psalms in the standard church repertoire, all of which had their own melodies.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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