as in hymns
a religious song
after the sermon we sang a brief psalm
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Recent Examples of psalms
By weaving together songs, sounds, words, and visuals, Psalms gives audiences a real feel for the broader culture.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Like a typical Catholic Mass, scriptures, psalms and gospels will be read and the Holy Communion will be given.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Revisit our review of Paul Simon’s last album, Seven Psalms.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
Each song presents a lyrical tapestry that carries messages from God, frequently drawing upon references to biblical psalms.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
This climax is steeped in ancient psalms and hymns but also the neat, museumlike minimalism of pop-culture descendants like Ye’s Sunday Service Choir operas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Revered by all three Abrahamic religions, the psalms were often recited, read, and sung in routine worship.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.
—Marla Brown Fogelman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Like a typical Catholic Mass, scriptures, psalms and gospels will be read and the Holy Communion will be given.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Revisit our review of Paul Simon’s last album, Seven Psalms.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 3 Feb. 2026
Each song presents a lyrical tapestry that carries messages from God, frequently drawing upon references to biblical psalms.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
This climax is steeped in ancient psalms and hymns but also the neat, museumlike minimalism of pop-culture descendants like Ye’s Sunday Service Choir operas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Revered by all three Abrahamic religions, the psalms were often recited, read, and sung in routine worship.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.
—Marla Brown Fogelman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psalms
Noun
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The first is rewriting public-domain hymns with community members to sing at protests.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the words written in her autobiography served as the guide for the two-hour service filled with hymns and scriptures, as Christ Episcopal Church rector Father Jonathan Archer read a passage from the book which was published in 2000 during her memorial on Friday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For an artist whose hits have leaned heavily into funk-pop anthems and retro-modern grooves, opening his first solo album in a decade with a bolero is an unexpected statement — but a fearless embrace of his cultural and artistic heritage.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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Country Joe McDonald, the Bay Area music legend who crafted one of the definitive protest anthems of the Vietnam War era, died on March 7.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Psalms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psalms. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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