There are time when I pray, the only words I want to utter are those of Tehillim/Psalms 145. So I grab my book of Tehillim and recite each word with intent , the intent that they are my own words to the Creator. Tehillim 145 is the culmination of all the Tehillim wrapped up into …
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My G-d The King
Tehillim/Psalms 145 known also as the Ashrei prayer opens up with a statement by King David, “I will exalt You, my G-d the King…” In the Hebrew the word for “my G-d” is from the first Name of G-d that we are given in the opening passage in the Torah, Bereishis/Genesis 1:1 “E-l-o-h-i-m” This Name …
Returning to G-d
I recently began a journey through Tehillim/Psalms. Along the way I decided that I would journal the words and passages that spoke to me. Helping me in this journey is the 2 vol set of Tehillim part of the Artscroll Tanach Series which is full of information and commentary throughout the ages from the Sages …