Tikkun HaGadol of the Shelah HaKadosh

Tikkun HaGadol of the Shelah HaKadosh

Tikkun HaGadol is a Tikkun through Tehillim composed by the great Rabbi Yeshayah Horowitz—the Shelah HaKadosh, author of Shnei Luchot HaBrit. In recent generations, only four people were privileged to have the word “Kadosh” (holy, distinguished) added to their names: the Ari HaKadosh—Rabbi Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi (the Arizal); the Alshich HaKadosh—Rabbi Moshe Alshich, author of Torat Moshe; the Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh—Rabbi Chaim ben Attar, author of Ohr HaChaim; and the Shelah HaKadosh. The Shelah HaKadosh departed this world at the age of 72—a hint to the 72-letter Holy Name of HaShem. In his book Shnei Luchot HaBrit, in the tractate Tamid, “Ner Mitzvah” (chapters 93–95), the Shelah HaKadosh compiled ten chapters of Tehillim, calling them Tikkun HaGadol. He explained the power of reciting these chapters of Tehillim, which possess a special power to hasten redemption and sweeten harsh decrees and judgments. The Shelah HaKadosh associated these ten chapters of Tehillim with specific Sefirot: 79 - Binah 80 - Gevurah 137 - Hod 25 - Chochmah 51 - Chesed 90 - Netzach 89 - Keter 98 - Tiferet 107 - Yesod 96 - Malchut It is good to recite Tikkun HaGadol daily; one may undertake it for 40 days. A suitable time to begin this prayer is Rosh Chodesh Nissan, since Nissan is the month of redemption. Moreover, the Sages teach that every day of Nissan is like Rosh Chodesh Nissan, so one may begin on any day of Nissan.  

Tikkun HaGadol

The Psalms must be recited in the following order: 79 - 80 - 137 - 25 - 51 - 90 - 89 - 98 - 107 - 96   Introduction Lechu neranenah la-Ado-nai, nari'ah le-Tzur yish'einu. Nekadmah fanav betodah, bizmirot naria lo; Ki El gadol Ado-nai, u-Melech gadol al kol elohim.   Tehillim 79

1. Mizmor le-Asaf; Elohim, ba'u goyim benachlatecha, tिम'u et heichal kodshecha, samu et Yerushalayim le-iyim.
2. Natnu et nivlat avadecha maachal le'of hashamayim, besar chasidecha lechayto aretz.
3. Shafchu damam kamayim sevivot Yerushalayim, ve'ein kover.
4. Hayinu cherpah lishcheneinu, la'ag vakeles lisvivoteinu.
5. Ad mah, Ado-nai, te'enas lanetzach; tiv'ar kemo esh kin'atecha.
6. Shefoch chamatcha el hagoyim asher lo yeda'ucha, ve'al mamlachot asher beshimcha lo kara'u.
7. Ki achal et Yaakov, ve'et navehu heshamu.
8. Al tizkor lanu avonot rishonim, maher yikdemunu rachamecha, ki dalonu me'od.
9. Azrenu, Elohei yishe'enu, al devar kevod Shemecha, vehatzileinu vechaper al chatoteinu, lema'an Shemecha.
10. Lamah yomru hagoyim, ayeh Eloheihem; yivada bagoyim le'eineinu nikmat dam avadecha hashafuch.
11. Tavo lefanecha enkat asir; kegodel zero'acha hater bnei temutah;
12. Vehashev lishcheneinu shiv'atayim el cheikam, cherpatam asher cherfucha, Ado-nai.
13. Va'anachnu amecha, vetzon mar'itecha, nodeh lecha le'olam, ledor vador nesaper tehilatecha.

  Tehillim 80

1. Lamnatzéach el shoshannim, edut le-Asaf mizmor.
2. Ro'eh Yisrael, ha'azinah, noheg katzon Yosef, yoshev hakruvim hofiah.
3. Lifnei Ephraim u-Vinyamin u-Menasheh, orerah et gevuratcha, ulecha lishuatah lanu.
4. Elohim, hashiveinu, veha'er panecha venivashéa.
5. Ado-nai Elohim Tzevaot, ad matai asanta bitfilat amecha.
6. He'echaltam lechem dim'ah, vatashkemo bidma'ot shalish.
7. Tesimenu madon lishcheneinu, ve'oyveinu yil'agu lamo.
8. Elohim Tzevaot, hashiveinu, veha'er panecha venivashéa.
9. Gefen miMitzrayim tasi'a, tegaresh goyim vatita'eha.
10. Pinita lefaneha vataresh sharasheha vatemale aretz.
11. Kasu harim tzilah, va'anafeha arzé El.
12. Teshalach ketzireha ad yam, ve'el nahar yonkoteha.
13. Lamah paratzta gederéha, ve'aruhah kol ovrei darech.
14. Yecharsmenah chazir miyar, veziz sadai yir'enah.
15. Elohim Tzevaot, shuv na, habet mishamayim ur'eh, u-fkod gefen zot.
16. Vehanah asher natah yeminecha, ve'al ben imatzta lach.
17. Serufah va'esh kesuchah, migaarat panecha yovedu.
18. Tehi yadcha al ish yeminecha, al ben adam imatzta lach.
19. Velo nasog mimeka, techayenu uveshimcha nikra.
20. Ado-nai Elohim Tzevaot, hashiveinu, ha'er panecha venivashéa.

  Tehillim 137

1. Al naharot Bavel, sham yashavnu, gam bachinu bezachreinu et Tziyon.
2. Al aravim betochah, talinu kinnoroteinu.
3. Ki sham she'elunu shoveinu divrei shir, vetolaleinu simchah, shiru lanu mishir Tziyon.
4. Eich nashir et shir Ado-nai al admat nechar.
5. Im eshkachech Yerushalayim, tishkach yemini.
6. Tidbak leshoni lechiki, im lo ezkerechi, im lo a'aleh et Yerushalayim al rosh simchati.
7. Zechor Ado-nai livnei Edom et yom Yerushalayim, ha'omrim aru aru ad hayesod bah.
8. Bat Bavel hashdudah, ashrei sheyeshalem lach et gemulech shegamalt lanu.
9. Ashrei sheyochaz venipetz et olalayich el hasela.

  Tehillim 25

1. LeDavid, elecha Ado-nai nafshi esa.
2. Elohai, becha vatakhti, al evoshah, al ya'altzu oyvai li.
3. Gam kol kovecha lo yevoshu, yevoshu habogdim reikam.
4. Derachecha Ado-nai hodi'eni, orchotecha lamdeni.
5. Hadricheni va'amitecha velamdeni, ki atah Elohei yishi, otcha kivity kol hayom.
6. Zechor rachamecha Ado-nai, vachasadecha, ki me'olam hemah.
7. Chatot ne'uray ufsha'ai al tizkor, kechasdecha zachor li atah lema'an tuvcha Ado-nai.
8. Tov veyashar Ado-nai, al ken yoreh chatta'im badarech.
9. Yadrech anavim bamishpat, vilamed anavim darko.
10. Kol orchot Ado-nai chesed ve'emet, lenotzrei verito ve'edotav.
11. Lema'an Shimcha Ado-nai, vesalachta la'avoni, ki rav hu.
12. Mi zeh ha'ish yerei Ado-nai, yoreinu bederech yivchar.
13. Nafsho betov talin, vezar'o yirash aretz.
14. Sod Ado-nai lire'av, uverito lehodi'am.
15. Einai tamid el Ado-nai, ki hu yotzi mereshet raglai.
16. Peneh elai vechoneni, ki yachid ve'ani ani.
17. Tzarot levavi hirchivu, mimetzukotai hotzi'eni.
18. Re'eh anyi va'amali, vesa lechol chatotai.
19. Re'eh oyvai ki rabu, vesin'at chamas sene'uni.
20. Shomrah nafshi vehatzileini, al evosh ki chasiti vach.
21. Tom vayosher yitzruni, ki kiviticha.
22. Pedé Elohim et Yisrael mikol tzarotav.

  Tehillim 51

1. Lamnatzéach mizmor leDavid.
2. Bevo elav Natan hanavi ka'asher ba el Bat-Sheva.
3. Chonneni Elohim kechasdecha, kerov rachamecha mecheh fesha'ai.
4. Harbeh kabseini me'avoni, umechatati tahareni.
5. Ki fesha'ai ani eda, vechatati negdi tamid.
6. Lecha levadecha chatati, vehara be'einecha asiti, lema'an tzedak bemavrecha, tizkeh veshoftecha.
7. Hen be'avon cholalti, uvechet yechemati imi.
8. Hen emet chafatzta vatuchot, uvesatum chochmah todi'eni.
9. Techate'eni ve'ezov ve'et'har, techabseini umisheleg albin.
10. Tashmi'eni sason vesimchah, tagelna atzamot dikita.
11. Haster panecha mechata'ai, vechol avonotai mecheh.
12. Lev tahor bera li Elohim, veruach nachon chadesh bekirbi.
13. Al tashlicheini milfanecha, veruach kodshecha al tikach mimeni.
14. Hashivah li sason yishecha, veruach nedivah tismecheni.
15. Alamdah fosh'im derachecha, vechatta'im elecha yashuvu.
16. Hatzileini midamim Elohim, Elohei teshuati, teranen leshoni tzidkatecha.
17. Ado-nai, sefatai tiftach, ufi yagid tehilatecha.
18. Ki lo tachpotz zevach ve'etena, olah lo tirtzeh.
19. Zivchei Elohim ruach nishbarah, lev nishbar venidkeh Elohim lo tivzeh.
20. Heitivah virtzoncha et Tziyon, tivneh chomot Yerushalayim.
21. Az tachpotz zivchei tzedek, olah vechalil, az ya'alu al mizbachecha parim.

  Tehillim 90

1. Tefillah leMoshe ish haElohim, Ado-nai ma'on atah hayita lanu bedor vador.
2. Betérem harim yuladhu, vatecholel eretz vetével, ume'olam ad olam atah El.
3. Tashév enosh ad dakka, vatomer shuvu vnei adam.
4. Ki elef shanim be'einecha keyom etmol ki ya'avor, ve'ashmurah valaylah.
5. Zeramtam shenah yihyu, baboker kachatzi yachalof.
6. Baboker yatzitz vechalaf, la'erev yemolel veyavesh.
7. Ki chalinu ve'apecha, uvachamatkha nivhalnu.
8. Shata avonoteinu lenegdecha, alumenu lime'or panecha.
9. Ki chol yameinu panu ve'evratecha, kilinu shaneinu chemo hegeh.
10. Yemei shenoteinu vahem shiv'im shanah, ve'im bigvurot shemonim shanah, verahbam amal va'aven, ki gaz chish vanu'ah.
11. Mi yode'a oz apecha, ukeyir'atcha evratecha.
12. Limnot yameinu ken hoda, venavi levav chochmah.
13. Shuvah Ado-nai ad matai, vehinachem al avadecha.
14. Sab'einu vaboker chasdecha, uneranenah venismechah bechol yameinu.
15. Samechenu kimot initanu, shenot ra'inu ra'ah.
16. Yera'eh el avadecha fa'olecha, vaha'darcha al beneihem.
17. Vihi no'am Ado-nai Eloheinu aleinu, uma'aseh yadeinu konenah aleinu, uma'aseh yadeinu konenehu.

  Tehillim 89

1. Maskil, le-Eitan ha-Ezrachi.
2. Chasdei Ado-nai olam ashira, ledor vador odi'a emunatecha befi.
3. Ki amarti olam chesed yibaneh, shamayim tachin emunatecha vahem.
4. Karati verit livchiri, nishba'ti leDavid avdi.
5. Ad olam achin zar'echa, uvaniti ledor vador kis'acha selah.
6. Veyodu shamayim pil'acha Ado-nai, af emunatecha bikhal kedoshim.
7. Ki mi vashachak ya'aroch Ado-nai, yidmeh la-Ado-nai bivnei elim.
8. El na'aratz besod kedoshim rabah, venora al kol sevivav.
9. Ado-nai Elohei Tzevaot, mi chamocha chasin Yah, ve'emunatecha sevivotekha.
10. Atah moshel bege'ut hayam, beso galav atah teshabchem.
11. Atah dikita kechalal Rahav, bizroa uzcha pizarta oyvecha.
12. Lecha shamayim af lecha aretz, tevel umelo'ah atah yisadtam.
13. Tzafon veyamin atah veratam, Tavor veChermon beshimcha yeranenu.
14. Lecha zeroa im gevurah, ta'oz yadcha tarum yeminecha.
15. Tzedek umishpat mechon kis'echa, chesed ve'emet yekadm'u fanecha.
16. Ashrei ha'am yode'ei teru'ah, Ado-nai be'or panecha yehalechun.
17. Besimcha yigilu kol hayom, uvetzidkatcha yarumu.
18. Ki tif'eret uzamo atah, uvirtzoncha tarum karneinu.
19. Ki le-Ado-nai magineneinu, velikdosh Yisrael malkeinu.
20. Az dibarta bechazon lachasidecha, vatomer shiviti ezer al gibor, harimoti vachur me'am.
21. Matzati David avdi, beshemen kodshi meshachtiv.
22. Asher yadi tikon imo, af zero'i te'amtzenu.
23. Lo yashé oyév bo, uven avlah lo ye'anenu.
24. Vechatoti mipanav tzarav, umesane'av egof.
25. Ve'emunati vechasdi imo, uveshmi tarum karno.
26. Vesamti vayam yado, uvaneharot yemino.
27. Hu yikraeni Avi atah, Eli vetzur yeshuati.
28. Af ani bechor etnehu, elyon lemalchei aretz.
29. Le'olam eshmar lo chasdi, uveriti ne'emenet lo.
30. Vesamti la'ad zar'o, vechiso kimei shamayim.
31. Im ya'azvu vanav Torati, uvemishpatai lo yelechun.
32. Im chukotai yechalelu, umitzvotai lo yishmoru.
33. Ufakadti veshevet pish'am, uvinega'im avonam.
34. Vechasdi lo afir me'imo, velo ashaker be'emunati.
35. Lo achalel briti, umoza sefatai lo ashaneh.
36. Achat nishba'ti vekodshi, im leDavid achazev.
37. Zar'o le'olam yihyeh, vechis'o kashemesh negdi.
38. Keyareach yikon olam, ve'ed bashachak ne'eman selah.
39. Ve'atah zanachta vatim'as, hit'avarta im meshichecha.
40. Ne'arta brit avdecha, chilalta la'aretz nizro.
41. Paratzta kol gederotav, samta mivtzarav mechitah.
42. Shasuhu kol ovrei darech, hayah cherpah lishchenaiv.
43. Harimota yemin tzarav, hismachta kol oyvaiv.
44. Af tashiv tzur charbo, velo hakimota bamilchamah.
45. Hishbata mitaharoh, vechis'o la'aretz migarta.
46. Hikzarta yemei alumav, he'etita alav bushah selah.
47. Ad mah Ado-nai tisater lanetzach, tiv'ar kemo esh chamatecha.
48. Zechor ani meh chalad, al mah shav barata kol bnei adam.
49. Mi gever yichyeh velo yir'eh mavet, yemalet nafsho miyad Sheol selah.
50. Ayeh chasadecha harishonim, Ado-nai, nishba'ta leDavid be'emunatecha.
51. Zechor Ado-nai cherpat avadecha, se'eti vecheiki kol rabim amim.
52. Asher cherfu oyvecha Ado-nai, asher cherfu ikvot Meshichecha.
53. Baruch Ado-nai le'olam, amen veAmen.

  Tehillim 98

1. Mizmor, shiru la-Ado-nai shir chadash, ki niflaot asah, hoshiah lo yemino uzroa kodsho.
2. Hodia Ado-nai yeshuato, le'einei hagoyim gilah tzidkato.
3. Zachar chasdo ve'emunato leveit Yisrael, ra'u kol afsei aretz et yeshuat Eloheinu.
4. Hariu la-Ado-nai kol ha'aretz, pitzchu veranenu vezameru.
5. Zamru la-Ado-nai bechinor, bechinor vekol zimrah.
6. Ba-chatzotzrot vekol shofar, hariu lifnei ha-Melech Ado-nai.
7. Yiram hayam umelo'o, tevel veyoshvei vah.
8. Neharot yimcha'u chaf, yachad harim yeranenu.
9. Lifnei Ado-nai, ki va lishpot ha'aretz, yishpot tevel betzedek, ve'amim b'meisharim.

  Tehillim 107

1. Hodu la-Ado-nai ki tov, ki le'olam chasdo.
2. Yomru ge'ulei Ado-nai, asher ge'alam miyad tzar.
3. Ume'artzot kibtzam, mimizrach umima'arav, mitzafon umiyam.
4. Ta'u bamidbar bishimon derech, ir moshav lo matza'u.
5. Re'evim gam tzme'im, nafsham bahem tit'ataf.
6. Vayitz'aku el Ado-nai batzar lahem, mimetzukoteihem yatzileim.
7. Vayadrichem bederech yesharah lalekhet el ir moshav.
8. Yodu la-Ado-nai chasdo, venifla'otav livnei adam.
9. Ki hisbi'a nefesh shokekah, venefesh re'evah mile tov.
10. Yoshevei choshech vetzalmavet, asirei oni uvarzel.
11. Ki himru imrei El, va'atzat Elyon na'atzu.
12. Vayachnu be' Amal libam, kashlu ve'ein ozer.
13. Vayiz'aku el Ado-nai batzar lahem, mimetzukoteihem yoshieim.
14. Yotzi'em mechoshech vetzalmavet, umosroteihem yenatek.
15. Yodu la-Ado-nai chasdo, venifla'otav livnei adam.
16. Ki shibar daltot nechoshet, uvrichéi varzel gidea.
17. Eviliמ miderech pish'am, ume'avonoteihem yit'anu.
18. Kol ochel teta'ev nafsham, vayagi'u ad sha'arei mavet.
19. Vayiz'aku el Ado-nai batzar lahem, mimetzukoteihem yoshieim.
20. Yishlach devaro veyirpa'em, vimalet mishchitotam.
21. Yodu la-Ado-nai chasdo, venifla'otav livnei adam.
22. Veyizbechu zivchei todah, visapru ma'asav berinah.
23. Yordei hayam ba'oniyot, osei melachah bemayim rabim.
24. Hemah ra'u ma'asei Ado-nai, venifla'otav bimtzulah.
25. Vayomer vaya'amid ruach se'arah, vatromem galav.
26. Ya'alu shamayim, yerdu tehomot, nafsham bera'ah titmogag.
27. Yachogu veyanu'u kashikor, vechol chochmatam titbala.
28. Vayitz'aku el Ado-nai batzar lahem, umimetzukoteihem yotzi'em.
29. Yakem se'arah lidmam, vayecheshu galeihem.
30. Vayism'echu chi yishtoku, vayanchém el mechoz cheftzam.
31. Yodu la-Ado-nai chasdo, venifla'otav livnei adam.
32. Viyromemuhu bikhal am, uvemoshav zekenim yihaleluhu.
33. Yasem neharot lemidbar, umotza'ei mayim letzima'on.
34. Eretz peri limlechah, mera'at yoshvei vah.
35. Yasem midbar laga'am mayim, ve'eretz tziah lemotza'ei mayim.
36. Vayosev sham re'evim, vaychonen ir moshav.
37. Vayizre'u sadot vayit'u chramim, vaya'asu peri tevuah.
38. Vayvarechem vayirbu me'od, uvehem tam'at lo yamit.
39. Vayim'at'u vayashochu, me'otzer ra'ah veyagon.
40. Shofech buz al nedivim, vayatem betohu lo darech.
41. Vayisagev evyon me'oni, vayasem katzon mishpachot.
42. Yir'u yesharim veyismachu, vechol avlah kफ्तה פיה.
43. Mi chacham veyishmor eleh, veyitbonenu chasdei Ado-nai.

  Tehillim 96

1. Shiru la-Ado-nai shir chadash, shiru la-Ado-nai kol ha'aretz.
2. Shiru la-Ado-nai, barchu Shemo, basru miyom leyom yeshuato.
3. ספרו vagoyim kevodo, bechol ha'amim nifla'otav.
4. Ki gadol Ado-nai umehulal me'od, nora hu al kol elohim.
5. Ki kol elohei ha'amim elilim, ve-Ado-nai shamayim asah.
6. Hod vehadar lefanav, oz vetiferet bemikdasho.
7. Havu la-Ado-nai mishpechot amim, havu la-Ado-nai kavod va'oz.
8. Havu la-Ado-nai kevod Shemo, se'u minchah uvo'u lechatzrotav.
9. Hishtachavu la-Ado-nai behadrat kodesh, chilu mipanav kol ha'aretz.
10. Imru vagoyim Ado-nai malach, af tikon tevel bal timot, yadin amim b'meisharim.
11. Yismechu hashamayim vetagel ha'aretz, yiram hayam umelo'o.
12. Ya'aloz sadai vechol asher bo, az yeranenu kol atzei ya'ar.
13. Lifnei Ado-nai ki va, ki va lishpot ha'aretz, yishpot tevel betzedek, ve'amim be'emunato.

  Conclusion Mi yiten miTziyon yeshuat Yisrael Beshuv Ado-nai shevut amo, yagel Yaakov yismach Yisrael. Uteshuat tzadikim me'Ado-nai, ma'uzam be'et tzarah. Va'ezrem Ado-nai vayefaletem, yefaletem meresha'im veyoshi'em ki chasu vo.