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psalm

[sahm] / sɑm /


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Green, of Carmarthen in west Wales, held what was described in court as a "large sign" displaying the psalm text "For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb".

From BBC Feb. 1, 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

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

There were more prayers, a psalm, the Lord’s Prayer and another long one in which the falling tones of valediction gathered into a melancholy finality.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

The former archbishop says the Queen committed to memory the words of most popular hymns - "except the dreary ones"- and she frequently quoted psalms.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2022

Congregations are filling the rafters with hymns and psalms.

From New York Times Dec. 10, 2021

Papa read from the psalms before saying the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Glory Be, and the Apostles Creed.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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