Acronyms in the Titles of Tehillim Chapters

Tehillim – Acronyms

Tehillim 14 - יד - “yad” (hand) Tehillim 16 - טז “Turei Zahav” (golden pillars) Tehillim 19 - יט “Yom Tov” - (a good day, a holiday) Tehillim 21 - בא “ba” (to advance, move forward) Tehillim 21 - כא “koach adam” (human strength), “kol adam” (every person)

Tehillim 23 - כג “Kohen Gadol”

Tehillim 25 - כה “kol ha-yamim” (all the days)

Tehillim 65 - סה “siman Hashem” (a sign from the Almighty)

Tehillim 28 - כח - “koach” (strength)

Tehillim 29 - כט “kol tov” or “kol tuv” (all the best)

Tehillim 32 - לב “lev” (heart)

Tehillim 33 - לג “Lag BaOmer” (holiday)

Tehillim 34 - גד “Gad” (mazal, good fortune)

Tehillim 38 - לח “lach” (moisture)

Tehillim 39 - לט “Laila Tov” - (good night)

Tehillim 41 - מא “Magen Avraham” (the shield of Abraham) - MaGeN - rashei tevot for the names of angels

Tehillim 42 - מב “maaseh Bereishit” (the act of Creation)

Tehillim 44 - מד “Magen David”

Tehillim 47 - מז “mispar zugi” (an even number, a pair)

Tehillim 48 - מח “moach” (brains)

Tehillim 49 - מ"ט “maasim tovim” (good deeds)

Tehillim 51 - נא “na” (please) Tehillim 54 - לד “lad/led” - rashei tevot for “lachatz dam” (blood pressure fluctuations) Tehillim 56 - נו “nefesh ve-ruach” (soul and spirit)

Tehillim 57 - נז “nekudat zchut” (the right to choose)

Tehillim 58 - נח “Noach,” “nach” (rest, comfort)

Tehillim 59 - נט “noten taam” (giving flavor)

Tehillim 61 - סא “sitra achra” (the other side)

Tehillim 64 - סד “siyata diShmaya” (Divine assistance)

Tehillim 65 - סה “siman Hashem” (a sign from the Almighty) Tehillim 65 - סה “sod hatzlacha” (the secret of success)

Tehillim 69 - סט “siman tov” (a good sign, congratulations)

Tehillim 72 - עב “im bnei Yisrael” (in unity with the descendants of Israel)

Tehillim 74 - עד “Ir David” (the City of David) - Jerusalem

Tehillim 74 - עד “ed” (witness) - עד “ayin,” “dalet” (corresponding to the final letters in the words “Shema…Echad” - שמע…אחד, signifying that we are witnesses).

Tehillim 75 - עה “Amud HaShachar,” “Ayelet HaShachar” (dawn) Tehillim 76 - עו “irur al” (appeal)

Tehillim 77 - עז “az” (strength)

Tehillim 77 - עז (az) “avodah zarah” (idolatry), ez (goat)

Tehillim 78 - עח “et chaim” (lifetime), “etz chaim” (the Tree of Life) Tehillim 81 - פא “paam echad” (once)

Tehillim 83 - פג “pag” (a premature fetus, in case of threatened miscarriage)

Tehillim 84 - פד “psak din” (ruling)

Tehillim 85 - פה “po” (here), “peh” (mouth) Tehillim 89 - פט “psak tov” (a favorable verdict) Tehillim 91 - צא “tze” (away, leave) Tehillim 96 - צו “tzav v'mania”( restraining order)

Tehillim 98 - צח “tzach” (turn it around)

Tehillim 101 - קא “Kiryat Arba” (the burial places of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs)

Tehillim 103 - קג (kilogram) Tehillim 104 - קד “kad” - rashei tevot for “kfitzat ha-derech” (shortening the way)

Tehillim 107 - קז “kitzvat zikna” (old-age pension) Tehillim 108 - קח “kupat holim” (health fund) Tehillim 132 - קלב “karov le-bayit” (close to home)

Tehillim 148 - קמח “kemach” (flour)

Tehillim 149 - קמט “kemet” (wrinkle) Tehillim 150 - קן “ken” (nest)

Examples of How Acronyms Work in the Titles of Tehillim

1. For Refuah Shleimah

Rabbanit Batsheva Kanievsky taught that for healing, one should recite Tehillim 48-35-91, because in Hebrew the names of these psalms form the phrase:

מח - לה - צה - “mach” “lah” “tze” (go away, illness).

3 Tehillim for the Healing of Rabbanit Kanievsky, or How Acronyms Heal 2. For Parnassah

The Yanuka Gaon advised reciting the following psalms for parnassah tovah and business growth: 25-51-89. If we examine the psalm numbers as letters, we get:

כה - נא – פט - “kol ha-yamim” (all the days) “na” (please) “psak tov”(a favorable verdict).

3. For Good Fortune

Many years ago, Yeshivah “Kisei Rachamim” passed on to our website a segula for good fortune before exams, negotiations, and important meetings. One should recite Tehillim 65 . The psalm number 65 - סה - is “sod hatzlacha” (the secret of success).

4. Turning a Situation into a Fortunate One Tehillim 51 “na” (please) - Tehillim 98 “tzach” (turn it around) - Tehillim 2 “be” - Tehillim 34 “Gad” (good fortune).

The genius of the Psalms of David continues to inspire awe.

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12 Jan 2026

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