A Special Reading of Tehillim

A Special Reading of Tehillim

There are many different ways of reading Tehillim that the Sages have given us to enhance the power of the Psalms. In this article, we present some that are less familiar to the general public. 1. Reading Psalms 1, 2, 3, and 4 consecutively. The Sages teach that it is beneficial to read them after prayer and after immersion in the mikveh (for men), because the total number of words in these four Psalms is 310, which is the gematria of the word קרי - “keri”. (The holy Zohar) For details, follow the link The Mystery of the First Four Psalms 2. Reading Psalm 65 for hatzlachah (success) – the Hebrew name of the Psalm number, סה, is an acronym for the phrase סוד הצלחה – “sod hatzlachah” (“the secret of success”). It is beneficial to read this Psalm before examinations and important negotiations; 3. Reading Tehillim 119 according to Rabbeinu Chida (may his merit protect us), following the letters of a person’s name in various situations: - for improving one’s Mazal – on designated days (Et Ratzon), read the pesukim corresponding to all the letters of the person’s name and his or her mother’s name, followed by all the letters of the word “mazal” - מזל - for yeshuot (salvation) – likewise read all the letters of the name, followed by the letters of the word “yeshuah” - ישועה - for healing – read all the letters of the sick person’s name, followed by the phrase “Kera Satan” - קרע שטן - for the elevation of the soul of a Jew who has passed away – read all the letters of the name, followed by the word “neshamah” - נשמה - for Shalom Bayit – read each day the verses from Tehillim 119 corresponding to the letters that make up the phrase “Shalom Bayit” - שלום בית 4. Reading three Psalms for Refuah Sheleimah according to Rebbetzin Kanievsky Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky (may her merit protect us) advised reading the following chapters of Tehillim consecutively for three days: 48, 35, and 91 – the Hebrew names of these Psalms form the acronym מחלה צא – “machalah” (illness) “tzei” (depart), meaning: “May the illness depart.” 48 - מח 91- צא 35 – לה 3 Tehillim for the Healing of Rabbanit Kanievsky, or How Acronyms Heal 5. Reading three Psalms for Refuah Sheleimah – 6, 30, and 41 – all these Psalms express the conviction that healing comes from Hashem; 6. Reading three Psalms of salvation – 20, 121, and 130 – all the known Mekubalim recommend this in times of danger; 7. Reading Psalm 100 of Thanksgiving every day – Chazal teach that whoever reads Psalm 100 daily will not need to turn to Psalm 20, the Psalm of salvation; Tehillim 100 – Three Spiritual Laws of the Psalm of Thanksgiving 8. Reading Psalms 102 and 103 – for conception; Tehillim 102 and 103 for Conception 9. Reading Shir HaMa'alot (the 15 Psalms of Ascents) against witchcraft; Шир амаалот 15 псалмов восхождения 10. Reading Psalm 13 thirteen times for thirteen days – corresponding to the 13 Sha'arei Rachamim; Psalm 13 Thirteen Times — Rabbi Daniel Frisch’s Segula, “Matok mi-Dvash” 11. Reading Tehillim 121 for a Shidduch – at the end of the Amidah, before “Oseh Shalom.” Tehillim 121 and the Segulot of the Amidah Prayer 12. Reading Tehillim for a Shidduch according to the Mekubalim – a special, secret order of Psalms reveals the path to a Zivug, like the splitting of the Yam Suf: 32 - 38 - 70 - 71 - 127; 13. Reading the Tehillim that reveal the Mazal of each month: Tishrei — 27; Cheshvan — 80; Kislev — 67 and 93; Tevet — 59; Shevat — 23; Adar — 126; Nisan — 114 and 92; Iyar — 95; Sivan — 107; Tammuz — 90; Av — 137; Elul — 94. Which Tehillim Reveal the Mazal of Each Month