as in hymn
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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And a poetry unit for fifth graders would include psalms from the Old Testament taught alongside poems from Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams.
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Amanda Musa, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Amanda Musa, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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“Psalm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalm. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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