as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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Recent Examples of psalm
Fronted by the Swiss Guard, cardinals and other church leaders led the slow procession into the sunlit esplanade as a male choir chanted psalms and prayers in Latin and the great bells of the basilica tolled.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psalm
Noun
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Along the route, the group paused for hymns and speeches at key statues and memorials.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Their journey continued to Caen and the Normandy region, and included a visit to the beaches and to the Normandy American Cemetery to sing our national anthem and hymns, and also to lay a wreath.—
Tom Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Among his many successes, one track stands out as his defining anthem — a sing-along classic instantly recognizable after just a few notes.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The crowd, which stayed silent for most of her set, sang along to almost every word of the nostalgic Disney Channel anthem.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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