Daily Tehillim: Day 30

Prayer before Tehillim on a Weekday

May it be the will before You, Hashem, our G-d, and the G-d of our forefathers, Who chose David His servant and his offspring after him, and Who chose songs and praises - that you attend with mercy to the recitation of psalms that I shall merit and consider it as if they were recited by King David, of blessed memory, himself, may his merit be a shield over us. And stand in our favor may the merit of the verses of the psalms together with the merit of their words and their letters and their vowels and their cantilations, and together with the Holy Names that are formed from them, from the initial (letters) of the words and from the final (letters) of the words - may their merit serve to bring atonement for our transgressions, iniquities, and sins, and to cut down ruthless men, and slash away all the thorns and briars which surround the Rose, Celestial; and to unite the Bride of Youth with her Beloved in love, brotherhood, and companionship. And from that (unification) may be drawn to us an abundant blessing to our spirit, breath and soul, to purify us of our iniquities, to forgive our sins and to atone for our transgressions, just as You forgave David who recited these very same psalms before You - as it is said: Hashem also has forgiven your sin, you shall not die. May you not take us from This World before our time, until the completion of our years, (among them are seventy years,) in a manner that we be able to rectify anything that we have ruined. May the merit of King David, of blessed memory, shield over us and for us; that You may be patient (with us), (and wait) until we return to You in repentance that is complete before You. From your treasury of grace that is undeserved, be gracious to us - as it is written: I am Compassionate to those whom I favor, and I am Merciful to those upon whom I have mercy. And just as we recite before You a song in This World, so let us merit to recite before You - O Hashem, our G-d - songs and praises in the World to Come. And through the recitation of the psalms arouse the Rose of Sharon to sing with a voice that is pleasant, with ecstasy and joy. May the glory of the Levanon be given to her, majesty and splendor in the House of our G-d, speedily in our days. Amein. Selah!

Before Saying Tehillim it is customary to say these Three Verses

Come! Let us sing joyfully to Hashem, let us call out to the Rock of our Salvation,
Let us greet Him with thanksgiving, with praiseful songs let us call out to Him.
For a great G-d is Hashem, and a great King above all heavenly powers.

1. David’s Psalm of praise. I will extol you, my God, O king; and I will bless your name for ever and ever.
2. Every day I will bless you; and I will praise your name for ever and ever.
3. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4. One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
5. I will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and of your wondrous works.
6. And men shall speak of the might of your awesome acts; and I will declare your greatness.
7. They shall utter the fame of your great goodness, and shall sing of your righteousness.
8. The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of abundant loving kindness.
9. The Lord is good to all; and his mercies are over all his works.
10. All your works shall praise you, O Lord; and your pious ones shall bless you.
11. They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power;
12. To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14. The Lord upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.
15. The eyes of all wait upon you; and you give them their food in due season.
16. You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.
18. The Lord is near to all those who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
19. He will fulfil the desire of those who fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20. The Lord preserves all those who love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.
21. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

1. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul.
2. While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3. Do not put your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4. His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
5. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God;
6. Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is in it; who keeps truth for ever;
7. Who executes judgment for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners;
8. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord raises those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous;
9. The Lord preserves the strangers; he relieves the orphan and the widow; but the way of the wicked he makes crooked.
10. The Lord shall reign for ever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Hallelujah.

1. Hallelujah! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is seemly.
2. The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
3. He heals the broken hearted, and binds up their wounds.
4. He counts the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.
5. Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite.
6. The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked down to the ground.
7. Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the lyre to our God;
8. Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
9. He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
10. He does not delight in the strength of the horse; he does not take any pleasure in the legs of a man.
11. The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
12. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.
13. For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.
14. He makes peace in your borders, and fills you with the finest of the wheat.
15. He sends forth his commandment upon earth; his word runs very swiftly.
16. He gives snow like wool; he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
17. He casts forth his ice like morsels; who can stand before his cold?
18. He sends out his word, and melts them; he causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19. He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and his judgments to Israel.
20. He has not dealt so with any other nation; and as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Hallelujah.

1. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights.
2. Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host.
3. Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you stars of light.
4. Praise him, heavens of heavens, and you waters that are above the heavens.
5. Let them praise the name of the Lord; for he commanded, and they were created.
6. And he established them for ever and ever; he has made a decree which shall not pass.
7. Praise the Lord from the earth, you crocodiles, and all deeps;
8. Fire, and hail; snow, and vapors; stormy wind fulfilling his word;
9. Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars;
10. Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and winged birds;
11. Kings of the earth, and all peoples; princes, and all judges of the earth;
12. Young men and also virgins; old men, and children;
13. Let them praise the name of the Lord; for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
14. He also exalts the horn of his people, a praise for all his pious ones, for the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise the Lord.

1. Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song, and his praise is sounded in the congregation of the pious.
2. Let Israel rejoice in him who made him; let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3. Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing praises to him with the tambourine and lyre.
4. For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he will beautify the humble with salvation.
5. Let the pious be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud upon their beds.
6. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hand;
7. To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisement upon the peoples;
8. To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
9. To execute upon them the judgment written; this is an honor to all his pious ones. Hallelujah.

1. Hallelujah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in the firmament of his power.
2. Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his exceeding greatness.
3. Praise him with the sound of the shofar! Praise him with the harp and the lyre.
4. Praise him with the tambourine and dance! Praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe.
5. Praise him with sounding cymbals! Praise him with loud clashing cymbals.
6. Let every thing that breathes praise the Lord! Hallelujah.

May it be the will before You, Hashem, our G-d, and the G-d of our forefathers, Who chose David His servant and his offspring after him, and Who chose songs and praises - that you attend with mercy to the recitation of psalms that I shall merit and consider it as if they were recited by King David, of blessed memory, himself, may his merit be a shield over us. And stand in our favor may the merit of the verses of the psalms together with the merit of their words and their letters and their vowels and their cantilations, and together with the Holy Names that are formed from them, from the initial (letters) of the words and from the final (letters) of the words - may their merit serve to bring atonement for our transgressions, iniquities, and sins, and to cut down ruthless men, and slash away all the thorns and briars which surround the Rose, Celestial; and to unite the Bride of Youth with her Beloved in love, brotherhood, and companionship. And from that (unification) may be drawn to us an abundant blessing to our spirit, breath and soul, to purify us of our iniquities, to forgive our sins and to atone for our transgressions, just as You forgave David who recited these very same psalms before You - as it is said: Hashem also has forgiven your sin, you shall not die. May you not take us from This World before our time, until the completion of our years, (among them are seventy years,) in a manner that we be able to rectify anything that we have ruined. May the merit of King David, of blessed memory, shield over us and for us; that You may be patient (with us), (and wait) until we return to You in repentance that is complete before You. From your treasury of grace that is undeserved, be gracious to us - as it is written: I am Compassionate to those whom I favor, and I am Merciful to those upon whom I have mercy. And just as we recite before You a song in This World, so let us merit to recite before You - O Hashem, our G-d - songs and praises in the World to Come. And through the recitation of the psalms arouse the Rose of Sharon to sing with a voice that is pleasant, with ecstasy and joy. May the glory of the Levanon be given to her, majesty and splendor in the House of our G-d, speedily in our days. Amein. Selah! Come! Let us sing joyfully to Hashem, let us call out to the Rock of our Salvation, Let us greet Him with thanksgiving, with praiseful songs let us call out to Him. For a great G-d is Hashem, and a great King above all heavenly powers.