psalm

“O Lord, how manifold are thy works!,” cried out David in his psalm.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023

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

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

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

“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

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