as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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Recent Examples of psalm
Each song presents a lyrical tapestry that carries messages from God, frequently drawing upon references to biblical psalms.
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Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Muir read a psalm for protection and remarked on how journalists write the first draft of history while often covering trying events within the community.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Nov. 2025
This climax is steeped in ancient psalms and hymns but also the neat, museumlike minimalism of pop-culture descendants like Ye’s Sunday Service Choir operas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
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Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Muir read a psalm for protection and remarked on how journalists write the first draft of history while often covering trying events within the community.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Nov. 2025
This climax is steeped in ancient psalms and hymns but also the neat, museumlike minimalism of pop-culture descendants like Ye’s Sunday Service Choir operas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psalm
Noun
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Their ceremony began with a hymn sung by Darius’ favorite gospel singer, Jekalyn Carr, and guests were invited to sing along, the couple recalled to the outlet.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Christian hymns were sung in English and Creole.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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The opening track on Bborn Again, a new EP from Milan’s Piezo, Melbourne’s DJ Plead, and New York’s DJ Python, is less a party anthem than a rave fulcrum, the kind of secret weapon that offers both dancefloor release and heavyweight pressure.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
15 Apr. 2026
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Teenagers scaled Budapest’s iconic Chain Bridge and blasted revolutionary anthems by artists whose songs captured young people’s frustrations with the regime.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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