psalm

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Recent Examples of psalm The funeral of Pope Francis began with a short musical chant and psalm spoken in Latin after an open Book of the Gospels had been placed on top of Pope Francis’ closed coffin carried by pallbearers from inside St. Peter’s and placed on a red carpet on the edge of the church steps. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for psalm
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Noun
  • On Saturday nights, when the Jewish Sabbath ends, Elia chants the zemirot, the traditional table hymns.
    Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Attendees bowed their head in prayer and sang along to hymns, while posters of Kirk lined the seats.
    NBC News, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And on 57 minutes, Mark’s photograph was displayed on The Hawthorns’ two big screens, with supporters delivering a chorus of the club’s traditional anthem, The Lord’s My Shepherd.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The alt-rock band was in fine form throughout the 90-minute, 18-song set which was chockful of soaring anthems dating back to the 2000s.
    George A. Paul, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025

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