Tehillim for All Problems According to the Manuscript "Shimush Tehillim"
"Shimush Tehillim" is an 11th-century manuscript authored by Hai ben Sherira Gaon האי בר שרירא, better known as Hai Gaon האיי גאון. He was a medieval rabbi of Babylonia - Gaon of the Talmudic Academy of Pumbedita in the early 11th century. "Shimush Tehillim" was found in a reference source in the Cairo Genizah in the 11th century. The sefer "Shimush Tehillim" describes the kabbalistic use of individual chapters and verses from the Book of Tehillim for preventive and healing purposes. Many of the greatest rabbis have relied on this treatise, indicating which psalms to recite in which situations.
"Shimush Tehillim" is mentioned in the "Teshuvot" of the Rashba (413), of Rabbeinu Chida, and elsewhere. There are numerous examples cited in the Talmud and other sources regarding the use of verses from Tanach to ward off demons and the evil eye, against bad dreams, against the effects of drinking water left uncovered at night, as well as other more serious misfortunes. Verses were used to ease the pain of childbirth, as protection from danger on the road, from fierce dogs, from bleeding and wounds, and from fire and fever.
"Shimush Tehillim" - Tehillim for All Problems 1 – protection from miscarriage; to stop bleeding - (Shimush Tehillim Adam Kadmon) 2 — protection from storms at sea; 4 — for general success — should be recited 3 times at Ayelet HaShachar (dawn); for success when requesting something from the authorities — should be recited 7 times; 5 — to find favor; for success in dealing with the authorities; against evil spirits; 6 — for one who has an eye ailment — should be recited 7 times over 3 days; for one in distress, whether at sea or on land — should be recited 7 times each evening; 7 — protection from harm caused by others; for one who is pursued by enemies; for success in a court case; 8 — to find favor — recited 7 times over 3 days; to help a crying child; 9 – to help a crying (sick) child (also carried as an amulet); to be saved from one's enemies; 11 - protection from evil spirits, wicked people, and various dangers; 12 — against temptation to sin; protection from a wicked protector; 13 — protection from unusual forms of death, or any natural disaster; from eye ailments; 14 — when one fears being slandered; when one's honesty is being questioned; 15 — to find favor with other people; protection from demons; 16 — to expose a thief — should be recited 10 times; to awaken/sharpen one's own intellect; to make peace with one's enemies; to get rid of constant troubles; 17 - for one who is traveling or on a trip; 18 — protection from robbers and bandits; protection from illness; 19 — Protection from evil spirits — should be recited 7 times (also written as an amulet); for help with a difficult childbirth — should be recited 7 times; to awaken/sharpen one's intellect, to help remember what was learned in Torah — should be recited 7 times; 20 — for success in court; 21 — before speaking with the authorities, a boss, or a rabbi; protection from a storm at sea; 22 — when afraid to cross a river ford; protection from dangerous animals; when one fears meeting one's enemy; to purify oneself from all kinds of impurities — should be recited 7 times. To awaken/sharpen one's intellect; 24— protection from floods; 25 — to be saved from stress, tension, depression, oppression, or pressure; 26 — protection from trouble at sea or on land; for one who is in captivity or imprisoned; 27 – to help in the capture of a city; 28 — to influence an enemy to make peace with you; 30 — protection from all evil; 32 – to draw down Rachamim (mercy); Shimush Tehillim recommends reciting this chapter every day after prayer; 33 — for a woman whose children have died; in difficult times and days of mourning (epidemics); 34 — to find favor before the authorities; before setting out on a journey or trip; before any request; 35 — protection from aggressive (hostile) people — recited 3 times every morning; 37 – protection from drunkenness; 38 — protection from slander; protection from the counsel of the wicked; 39 – at Vatikin — at dawn — recited 7 times; not associated with any specific illness or situation. 40 — protection from evil spirits; 41 – for one who has been removed from a position or profession and it was given to another — recited 3 times a day together with chapters 42 and 43; 42 – for one who has been removed from a position and it was given to another — recited 3 times a day together with chapters 41 and 43; for help understanding a dream — recited 7 times with fasting; 43 – for one who has been removed from a position and it was given to another; Recited 3 times a day together with chapters 41 and 42; 46 – for one whose wife hates him; 47 — to influence others to grant favor on the same day — should be recited 7 times; 48 – to make enemies fear you; 49 - against fever or malaria; worn as an amulet; 50 — protection from enemies, robbers, and bandits. In time of danger; 51 — for one who has sinned (with immorality) — should be recited 3 times a day: evening, morning, and afternoon; 54 — protection from enemies and their vengeance; 57 - for success and good fortune; 59 — to subdue one's evil inclination — should be recited 3 times a day for 3 days; 60 — for success in battle and in war — should be recited 7 times before going to war; 62 — to help forgive a person's sin — should be recited immediately after Mincha and Maariv; 63 — to receive a good portion when dissolving a partnership; for success in business; 65 — for success; to exert influence; 67 — against fever or malaria; for a captive (or prisoner); 69 — for one who is greedy or usurious; for a sinner; 70 — for victory over one's enemies; 71 — to prevent capture and imprisonment — should be recited 7 times: evening, morning, and afternoon; 72 — to arouse favor in the eyes of other people; (works as an amulet.) Protection from the loss of one's assets; 73 — protection from conversion — should be recited 7 times a day; 74 — protection against a gang or mob; protection from evil spirits; 75 — for effective atonement of sins; 76 — protection from fire and flood; 77 - protection from any kind of danger; 80 — against idol worship; 81 – against idol worship; 82 — for success; 83 — for victory in battle (write and wear as an amulet); protection from harm in war. 84 — for one who has lost weight due to illness; 85 — to make peace with a friend — should be recited 7 times; 89 — for one who has lost limbs or organs due to illness; for help in freeing a captive – (recite outdoors, looking up at the Heavens); 90 — for recovery from illness — should be recited together with chapter 91; Protection from lions or evil spirits; 91 — for recovery from illness — should be recited together with chapter 90. Protection from lions and evil spirits or any other form of evil; (write and wear as an amulet); 92 — to merit seeing wonders; recited 3 times together with chapters 94, 23, 20, 24, and 100; 93 — for victory over an opponent in court; 94 — protection from one who hates and oppresses you — should be recited 7 times a day; 95 — protection from those in one's town who mislead others in matters of impurity; 96 — for the happiness of one's family - recited 7 times a day; 97 — for the happiness of one's family; 98 — for peace between people; 100 — to help achieve victory over an enemy; 101 — protection from evil spirits; write on parchment together with chapter 88; 102 — a plea for mercy for a barren woman; 103 — a plea for mercy for a barren woman; 105 — for one who has a fever that recurs every 4th day (quartan fever — likely malaria); 106 — for one who has a fever that recurs every 3rd day (tertian fever — also a form of malaria); 108 — for success – written in the form of an amulet; 109 — protection from one who hates and oppresses you; 110 — for your enemies to make peace with you; 113 – for the destruction of idolatry; 114 — for success in business; 115 – for help in a religious dispute with idolaters; 116 — protection from an unusual or sudden death; effective if recited regularly; 117 — protection from an informer; Psalm 119: א — protection from fright, while performing a mitzvah; ב — for memory and sharpening the intellect; ג — for an ailment in the right eye (cataract); ד — for an ailment in the left eye (cataract). For one who speaks in public — should be recited 10 times. For one who has difficulty with advice — should be recited 7 times; ה — protection from sinfulness; worn as an amulet; ו – so as not to be angry at anyone; ז — protection from a wicked protector; ח — for one who has ailments related to the stomach (above the intestines) — should be recited 7 times; ט — for one who has kidney ailments — should be recited 7 times; י – for Rachamim — recited after Shacharit; כ — nose - for one who has a blocked right nostril (sinusitis) — recited 10 times; ל — for a favorable judgment for a person in Heaven — recited after Mincha; מ — for one who has pain in the right arm — should be recited 7 times over 3 days; נ — recite before traveling or a trip; ס — before making a request; ע — for one who has pain in the left arm — should be recited 7 times over 3 days; פ — for one who has a blocked left nostril (sinusitis); ק — for one who has pain in the left leg; Strangely, no information is given regarding the right leg; ר — for one who has pain in the right ear; ש — for one who has headaches; ת — for one who has pain in the left ear; for one who has pain in the arms and sides. 120 — upon seeing a snake or scorpion — should be recited 7 times; 121 — when traveling alone at night — should be recited 7 times; 122 — before meeting an important person — should be recited 3 (or 13) times; for a blessing — should be recited in the synagogue; 123 — when crossing a river or sea; 125 — while traveling or when facing enemies — should be recited 7 times; 126 — for a woman whose children have died - worn as an amulet; 127 — to protect a child – worn as an amulet; 128 — for an expectant mother — worn as an amulet; 129 — while performing a mitzvah — should be recited daily; 130 — for help in escaping persecution; 131 — to help one who is arrogant soften his arrogance. Recited 3 times a day; 132 — for one who is quarrelsome — should be recited daily; 133 — to awaken friendship or love among friends; 134 — for help with studies — recited right before studying; 135 — for complete repentance — recited after each prayer: Shacharit, Mincha, and Maariv; 136 — before confessing a sin; 137 — help in overcoming enmity; 138 - to awaken love or friendship; 139 - to restore the relationship (love) between husband and wife; 140 — to overcome enmity between husband and wife; 141 — against heart ailments; 142 — for one who has an ailment related to the lower leg or thigh (lumbago); 143 — for one who has ailments related to the arms; 144 — for one who has broken his arm. Protection from danger and demons; 145 — for one who is frightened — recited 3 times, and then Psalm 91, 7 times; 146 — for one who has been wounded by a sword; 147 — for one who has been bitten by a snake; 148 — against fire; 149 — protection from the spread of fire. Recited 3 times; 150 — giving thanks to Ha-Shem for everything. (Psalms according to "Shimush Tehillim" - translated by silatehilim based on the book by Rabbi Reuven Brauner)
