as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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Mourners sang psalms as the space filled — not near the plot where Goldberg-Polin would be buried, as initially planned, but in the main parking lot to accommodate the crowds.
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Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
A little less than half these psalms are attributed to King David, about a third are anonymous, and the rest are attributed to a variety of authors.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
Psalm 40 was one of the psalms composed by King David, according to Jim Showers, DMin.
EMERGENCY PRAYERS FOR ‘PEACE OF JERUSALEM’ FROM RABBI BEAR WEIGHT OF YEARS AND HISTORY: ‘GOD BLESS ISRAEL'
Showers is the executive director of The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, based in New Jersey.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
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Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
A little less than half these psalms are attributed to King David, about a third are anonymous, and the rest are attributed to a variety of authors.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
Psalm 40 was one of the psalms composed by King David, according to Jim Showers, DMin.
EMERGENCY PRAYERS FOR ‘PEACE OF JERUSALEM’ FROM RABBI BEAR WEIGHT OF YEARS AND HISTORY: ‘GOD BLESS ISRAEL'
Showers is the executive director of The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, based in New Jersey.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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