as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief 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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psalm
Noun
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The hymns also describe the inhabitants as being respectful to foreigners.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 July 2025
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About 50 people, sitting either on lawn chairs, benches or blankets, spread out across the lawn in front of the stage at Riverview Park in Lake Station to participate in the service, which included faith leaders speaking to the crowd and hymns between each speaker.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The commission is also organizing a playlist of musical anthems celebrating America, a tech expo to highlight innovation, and a series of concerts celebrating American composers, performers, musicians and dancers.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Babyface followed, leading the crowd on a journey through some of R&B’s most beloved anthems.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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