psalm

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Recent Examples of psalm The faithful will recite several religious verses, including psalm 22, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd,’ during the service. Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025 The rabbi intones psalms and speaks about his mother, offering recollections of her and the principal details of her life: birth in the embers of the Shoah, Yiddishkeit, Soviet existence, antisemitism, immigration, courage, struggle, family, community, legacy. David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 Then, using his talents playing the lyre and singing psalms, David grew to be a supportive comfort to the possibly mad King Saul (Ali Suliman) as well as begin a romance with Saul’s daughter, Michal (Indy Lewis). Jim Halterman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 The Lady Olive certainly sank: All of its crew members escaped in lifeboats, singing psalms to stave off hypothermia, and were saved after 36 hours at sea. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for psalm
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Noun
  • Some family members called Obama's presence days later at a funeral service and his rendition of the hymn a poignant moment as the country grappled with the horror of people gunned down in church.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 17 June 2025
  • The English cook and writer’s 2006 book is a heartfelt hymn for wonderful food and flavors, without hours spent toiling in the kitchen or overly formal settings.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Toward the end of the anthem, Chenoweth, 56, held a long, opera-style high note to applause before concluding her rendition.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • Frelick found the fan after the game and gave him a bat, bringing closure on a wild day that included another Crow-Armstrong home run, a Cubs comeback that fell short and an inspiring pregame performance of the Black anthem and the national anthem by the Leo High School choir.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025

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