Chapter 145
One who recites this psalm three times daily with absolute concentration is guaranteed a portion in the World to Come. Because of its prominence, this psalm was composed in alphabetical sequence.
1A psalm of praise by David: I will exalt You, my God the King, and bless Your Name forever.
2Every day I will bless You, and extol Your Name forever.
3The Lord is great and exceedingly exalted; there is no limit to His greatness.
4One generation to another will laud Your works, and tell of Your mighty acts.
5I will speak of the splendor of Your glorious majesty and of Your wondrous deeds.
6They will proclaim the might of Your awesome acts, and I will recount Your greatness.
7They will express the remembrance of Your abounding goodness, and sing of Your righteousness.
8The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and of great kindness.
9The Lord is good to all, and His mercies extend over all His works.
10Lord, all Your works will give thanks to You, and Your pious ones will bless You.
11They will declare the glory of Your kingdom, and tell of Your strength,
12to make known to men His mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
13Your kingship is a kingship over all worlds, and Your dominion is throughout all generations.
14The Lord supports all who fall, and straightens all who are bent.
15The eyes of all look expectantly to You, and You give them their food at the proper time.
16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and benevolent in all His deeds.
18The Lord is close to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.
19He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him, hears their cry and delivers them.
20The Lord watches over all who love Him, and will destroy all the wicked.
21My mouth will utter the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy Name forever.
Chapter 146
This psalm inspires man to repent and perform good deeds while still alive. Let him not rely on mortals who are unable to help themselves, and who may suddenly pass on. Rather, one should put his trust in God, Who is capable of carrying out all He desires.
1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul.
2I will sing to the Lord with my soul; I will chant praises to my God while I yet exist.
3Do not place your trust in nobles, nor in mortal man who has not the ability to bring deliverance.
4When his spirit departs, he returns to his earth; on that very day, his plans come to naught.
5Fortunate is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope rests upon the Lord his God.
6He makes the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them; He keeps His promise faithfully forever.
7He renders justice to the oppressed; He gives food to the hungry; the Lord releases those who are bound.
8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord straightens those who are bowed; the Lord loves the righteous.
9The Lord watches over the strangers; He gives strength to orphan and widow; He thwarts the way of the wicked.
10The Lord shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. Praise the Lord!
Chapter 147
This psalm recounts God's greatness, and His kindness and goodness to
His creations.
1Praise the Lord! Sing to our God for He is good; praise befits Him for He is pleasant.
2The Lord is the rebuilder of Jerusalem; He will gather the banished of Israel.
3He heals the broken-hearted, and bandages their wounds.
4He counts the number of the stars; He gives a name to each of them.
5Great is our Master and abounding in might; His understanding is beyond reckoning.
6The Lord strengthens the humble; He casts the wicked to the ground.
7Lift your voices to the Lord in gratitude; sing to our God with the harp.
8He covers the heaven with clouds; He prepares rain for the earth, and makes grass grow upon the mountains.
9He gives the animal its food, to the young ravens which cry to Him.
10He does not desire [those who place their trust in] the strength of the horse, nor does He want those who rely upon the thighs [swiftness] of man.
11He desires those who fear Him, those who long for His kindness.
12Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; Zion, extol your God.
13For He has strengthened the bolts of your gates; He has blessed your children in your midst.
14He has made peace within your borders; He satiates you with the finest of wheat.
15He issues His command to the earth; swiftly does His word run.
16He dispenses snow like fleece; He scatters frost like ashes.
17He hurls His ice like morsels; who can withstand His cold?
18He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19He tells His words [Torah] to Jacob, His statutes and ordinances to Israel.
20He has not done so for other nations, and they do not know [His] ordinances. Praise the Lord!
Chapter 148
The psalmist inspires one to praise God for His creations-above and below-all of which exist by God's might alone.
1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the celestial heights.
2Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts.
3Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all the shining stars.
4Praise Him, hea-ven of heavens, and the waters that are above the heavens.
5Let them praise the Name of the Lord, for He comman-ded and they were created.
6He has established them forever, for all time; He issued a decree, and it shall not be transgressed.
7Praise the Lord from the earth, sea-monsters and all [that dwell in] the depths;
8fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind carrying out His command;
9the mountains and all hills, fruit-bearing trees and all cedars;
10the beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl;
11kings of the earth and all nations, rulers and all judges of the land;
12young men as well as maidens, elders with young lads.
13Let them praise the Name of the Lord, for His Name is sublime, to Himself; its radiance [alone] is upon earth and heaven.
14He shall raise the glory of His people, [increase] the praise of all His pious ones, the Children of Israel, the people close to Him. Praise the Lord!
Chapter 149
1Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, [recount] His praise in the assembly of the pious.
2Israel will rejoice in its Maker; the children of Zion will delight in their King.
3They will praise His Name with dancing; they will sing to Him with the drum and harp.
4For the Lord desires His people; He will adorn the humble with salvation.
5The pious will exult in glory; they will sing upon their beds.
6The exaltation of God is in their throat, and a double-edged sword in their hand,
7to bring retribution upon the nations, punishment upon the peoples;
8to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with iron fetters;
9to execute upon them the prescribed judgment; it shall be a glory for all His pious ones. Praise the Lord!
Chapter 150
This psalm contains thirteen praises, alluding to the Thirteen Attributes (of Mercy) with which God conducts the world.
1Praise the Lord! Praise God in His holiness; praise Him in the firmament of His strength.
2Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to His abundant greatness.
3Praise Him with the call of the shofar; praise Him with harp and lyre.
4Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.
5Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with clanging cymbals.
6Let every soul praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Tehillim Ohel Yoseph Yitzchok,
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