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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

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

By the time the long psalm was over Kit was glad to sit down, but presently she longed to stand again.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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

The psalms were more than poetry to her.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2021

“Remember how you would write psalms and sing them with the praise band? Remember that?”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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