Tehillim During Wartime According to Shimush Tehillim

Tehillim During Wartime According to Shimush Tehillim

“Shimush Tehillim” is an 11th-century manuscript written by Hai ben Sherira Gaon האי בר שרירא, better known as Hai Gaon האיי גאון. He was the medieval Babylonian rabbi who served as Gaon of the Talmudic Academy of Pumbedita in the early 11th century. “Shimush Tehillim” was found in a reference work 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 therapeutic purposes. Many of the greatest rabbis relied on this treatise, indicating which psalms should be recited in various circumstances. “Shimush Tehillim” is mentioned in the Teshuvot of the Rashba (413), by Rabbeinu Chida, and by other Mekubalim.

Tehillim During Wartime

16 — to establish peace with one's enemies; 28 — to influence an enemy to make peace with you; 35 — protection from aggressive (warlike) people; 50 — protection from enemies in times of danger; 60 — for success in battle and war — it should be recited seven times before going to war; 67 — for a captive (prisoner); 71 — to prevent capture and imprisonment — it should be recited seven times: in the evening, in the morning, and after lunch; 83 — for victory in battle (write it down and wear it as an amulet); protection from harm during wartime. 100 — for help in defeating the enemy;