as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.
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Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
And a poetry unit for fifth graders would include psalms from the Old Testament taught alongside poems from Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Mourners sang psalms as the space filled — not near the plot where Goldberg-Polin would be buried, as initially planned, but in the main parking lot to accommodate the crowds.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
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Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
And a poetry unit for fifth graders would include psalms from the Old Testament taught alongside poems from Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Mourners sang psalms as the space filled — not near the plot where Goldberg-Polin would be buried, as initially planned, but in the main parking lot to accommodate the crowds.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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