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psalm

[sahm] / sɑm /


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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

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

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

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

“There are only a few psalms where he’s like, ‘Thank God, my life is good.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025

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

Setting sail in 1577, he pushed across the Atlantic to Brazil, bellowing psalms into the wind and dining to airs played on viols.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021

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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