as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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Recent Examples of psalm
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).
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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
He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Mar. 2024
Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.
—Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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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
He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Mar. 2024
Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.
—Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psalm
Noun
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The Vatican released a book of celebration on its website for the event, containing prayers and hymns.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Also on the schedule for the Wednesday night event were hymns from the Marine Corps Band and singer Charles Billingsley was to perform Christian opera, as Fox News Digital previously reported.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wilson began the performance by playing the song’s familiar melody on his guitar before wrapping the anthem in baritone vocal notes.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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The California desert anthem builds with acoustic guitar and a grooving bass line as Bergman reminisces about unrequited love and yearning.—
Taylor Mims,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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