Tehillim 119 Against External and Internal Enemies

How to Vanquish External and Internal Enemies Through Tehillim 119

“Tikkunei Shabbat” teaches that reciting Tehillim 119 nullifies the kelipot, the shells of impurity. The kelipot also include our enemies and the yetzer hara. It is written in Devarim 6:19: לַֽהֲדֹ֥ף אֶת־כָּל־אֹֽיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהֹוָֽה: “Lahadof et kol oyvekha mipanekha ka'asher diber Ado-nai” – (to drive out all your enemies from before you, as G-d spoke). How can a person drive away his enemies? Rabbi Moshe Margalit, author of “Or Pnei Moshe,” says that this is possible through reciting Tehillim 119. The word “lahadof” has a gematria of 119. The word “et” alludes to the eight pesukim in each section of Psalm 119. “Or Pnei Moshe” writes: “When a Jew reads chapter 119, the internal enemies are broken and disappear.” “Imrei Noam” mentions an interesting fact: before Yaakov went out to meet Esav, he recited Tehillim 119 for protection: “Vayishlach Yaakov malakhim lefanav el Esav ahiv” – (and Yaakov sent angels before him to Esav, his brother). The numerical value of the word “lefanav” is 176, alluding to the 176 pesukim of Psalm 119. Tehillim 119 begins with the words: “Ashrei temimei darekh” – (fortunate are those whose way is blameless). The Torah calls Yaakov an “ish tam” (a blameless man). The pasuk describing Yaakov’s struggle with Esav’s angel states: “Vaye'avek ish imo ad alot ha-shachar” – (and a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn). The gematria of the word “vaye'avek” is 119. All these examples reveal how Tehillim 119 helped Yaakov Avinu defeat Esav. We now see how important it is to recite Tehillim 119. Many people recite this chapter every day. If that is difficult, it is worthwhile to recite it at least once a month. This chapter destroys all of a person’s enemies, both external and internal.

Tehillim 119 and the Number 176 Tehillim 119 and the Number 176 Tehillim 119 and Shir HaMa'alot According to Rabbeinu Chida Tehillim 119 and Shir HaMa'alot according to the Chida The Secret of the Psalms of Zemirot Tehillim 119—the secret of the psalms, Zemirot Tehillim 119 – Akeidat Yitzchak and Bracha Levatala Tehillim 119 – Akedat Yitzchak and Bracha Levatala Tehillim 119 – How to Merit a Son Tehillim 119 – How to Merit the Birth of a Son   (Based on the lessons of Rabbi Elimelech Biderman (shlita), “The Well of Torah”)