Tehillim 47 for Besorot Tovot

Tehillim 47 – 7 Times for Besorot Tovot

We read Tehillim 47 on Rosh Hashanah before the sounding of the shofar, so that these sounds will be accepted in Heaven.

There is also a custom of the Mekubalim that when someone wishes to receive Besorot Tovot (good news), he should read Tehillim 47 seven times in succession and then say:

“Ribono shel Olam, yehi ratzon, she-yitbaser be-vesorot tovot” – (Master of the Universe, may it be Your will that we be informed of good tidings.)

In addition, one should promise (bli neder) that upon receiving the good news he has been hoping for, he will donate 72 shekels (the gematria of “Chesed”) to charity and recite the prayer “Nishmat Kol Chai.”

The Sages recommend reading Tehillim 47 seven times in succession for several aspects of life.

“Shimush Tehillim” teaches that it is beneficial to read it seven times for “limtzo chen be-einei Elohim” – (to find favor in the eyes of the Almighty), as well as in the eyes of other people.

It is also beneficial to commission a sofer to write this mizmor on klaf and read from it.

Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri taught that a beneficial segula is to read Psalm 47 seven times for “levatel gezerot” (the annulment of judgments).

The Sages teach that if a person needs to receive a promotion at work or obtain the job he desires, he should recite Tehillim 47 seven times.

Then place the back of the right hand on the center of the forehead, with the thumb pointing downward, and say the verse from Tehillim 51:14 three times:

– “Hashivah li sason yishecha, ve-ruach nedivah tismecheini” – (Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a generous spirit.) At the end, pronounce the name of the angel Uriel seven times in one breath.

One should read Tehillim 47 seven times and ask the Almighty for good news.