The Power of Tehillim - Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk

The Power of Tehillim - Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk

“The word תהלים —Tehillim—is the very same word as תָּהֶל אוֹר, “a light flashes” (Job 41:10), because Tehillim contains only the Great Light. There is no power for Din (judgment) to act as a mekatreg (prosecutor); there is pure Rahamim, which sweetens everything. That is why the Songs of David HaMelech are called תהלים: through them, miracles can be performed, and there is neither Satan nor bad mazal.” Accordingly, there is a powerful segula to recite the entire Sefer Tehillim three times in a single day (especially on Shabbat and festivals)—this is considered as though one had fasted throughout the entire week, from Shabbat to Shabbat. (Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, “Noam Elimelech”)