Tehillim 20 and the Yom Kippur War

Tehillim 20 and the Yom Kippur War

Tehillim 20:8 - "Eleh va-rekhev, ve-eleh va-susim, va-anakhnu ve-shem A-donai Eloheinu nazkir" -  (those with chariots, and those with horses—but we invoke the Name of G-d, our G-d). 1973. The Yom Kippur War was raging. On the front line, at one of the fortified positions on the border with Egypt, two soldiers were stationed. Both were yeshiva graduates—Harel and Aryeh. After reminiscing and talking about their years of study, Harel expressed hope that the war would end soon and suggested that they read Tehillim. Aryeh agreed, and they began taking turns reading chapters from the Book of Tehillim. At one point, Aryeh raised his head and suddenly saw a massive column of Egyptian tanks moving straight toward them. The friends realized that their final hour had come. They recited the Shema Yisrael and began preparing for their inevitable deaths. Suddenly, Harel suggested that they recite one final chapter of Tehillim, and he began reading Psalm 20: "For the conductor, a song of David." When they reached the words: "Those with chariots, and those with horses, but we invoke the Name of G-d, our G-d," a tremendous explosion rang out. Paying no attention to it, the friends continued reading: "They stumbled and fell, but we rose and stood firm." At these words, they looked ahead and saw that several tanks had exploded, while the others had turned around and were heading back. Having finished the chapter with the words: "G-d, save us! May the King answer us when we call" - the soldiers saw that fire had been opened on the tanks from the Egyptian side! Everything became clear later. The Egyptians had mined the road to stop the Israelis, but their own forces were blown up instead. When the Egyptian tanks began turning around, the soldiers mistook them for Israeli tanks and opened fire on them. This is the power of Tehillim! (https://www.moshiach.ru/view/miracles/4910.html) Segula: reciting Psalm 20 for protection from danger and in times of distress.