Psalms

Psalm 24: Climbing and Standing

Israel's 1st Chief Rabbi: We aspire to attain higher levels, to ascend God’s mountain. And we stop to stand still and internalize His laws.

The psalm against plagues

Religion and medicine have a very long association.

The great leveller: War - and Tehillim

It is said that war is a great leveller: on the battlefield, rich and poor are equally killed. For Jews, it is serving G-d and prayer.

'WOW!' - A book for grandparents to read to grandchildren

The wonders of G-d's world in a short, beautifully illustrated book that seems like a child's version of King David's praise in Psalm 104.

Psalm 34: Freeing ourselves from bad habits

First, we must learn to identify ourselves as servants of God.

Psalm 140: The Tzaddik and the Yashar

The difference between them concerns their atitude to contributing to the world's progress as well as to its spiritual level.

Psalm 128: Striving for excellence

Our greatest pleasure comes, not from resting, but from hard work.

Psalm 126: We were like dreamers!

Our dreams are the forerunners of our national redemption.

"A song of ascents" - Shir Hama'alot - and the sanctity of Eretz Yisrael

We walk in tears, but “our mouths will fill with laughter”- at the time of redemption, the joy hidden within Am Yisrael will burst forth.

Psalm 119: “I arose...and cried out; I hope for Your word.”

Torah from Israel's first chief rabbi: When did David arise during the night to meditate and pray? And what did it signify?

Watch: President Rivlin reads Psalms on Yom HaZikaron

President Rivlin participated in an initiative to read Psalms on Yom HaZikaron.

Psalm 104: Let sin be uprooted

Torah from Israel's frst Chief Rabbi and iconic leader of Religious Zionism: "Why didn't Rabbi Meir think of his wife's solution himself?"

Psalm 41: God sustains the ill

Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, iconic leader of Religious Zionism: 'In what way does G-d come to the aid of those who are ill?'

Psalm 115: The Earth is entrusted to us

Israel's first Chief Rabbi and iconic leader of Religious Zionism: How much should we be involved in this world and its pleasures?

Psalm 3: The enemy from within

Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, iconic leader of Religious Zionism: Sometimes our greatest enemy comes from within.

A light unto the nations

We are creating now the world in which the next generation will be living.  How do we want it to look?

Psalm 95: Bowing Before Our Maker

Israel's first Chief Rabbi and the iconic leader of Religious Zionism on controlling the soul's emotions.

Psalm 81: Aiming for greatness

Encouragement from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, the iconic leader of Religious Zionism.

For Elul: Psalm 27- Tenacious prayer

Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi: The essence of prayer is incremental.

Rosh Chodesh Elul: Hashem is my Light and Salvation

Beginning Friday, we will say Psalm 27 each day until Hoshana Rabba. This year it will have special meaning.

Psalm 20: Grasping the middle of the beam

Psalm 20 explained by Israel's first Chief Rabbi and iconic leader of Religious Zionism: Why call out to Jacob's God in times of distress?

Psalm 5: Awakening Love and Awe‏

Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, the iconic leader of Religious Zionism.

Degrees of punishment

The main avenue of sin is the international body that incorporates 193 nations, The United Nations..

'Survivor' contestant suggests burning Psalms

Reality show contestant sparks controversy by suggesting contestants burn book of Psalms.

Never Give Up, Psalm 118 (Official Music Video) by Jeremy Gimpel

With families stuck together this is the perfect time to pray together. Psalm 118 contains an eternal message of hope from G-d.

Hassidic Rebbes concerned: 'Say Psalms'

Belz Hasidim read chapter 121 in Psalms: 'I lift my eyes to the mountains; from where does my help come?' as Hasidic Council does same.

Listen to King David's Psalms in the very place he composed them

Jeremy Gimpel composes and sings songs based on the Psalms in the very Judean mountains where King David wrote them.

Jerusalem, the highest level of joy

Watch: Saban Forum guests sing Psalm together

MK Elazar Stern, former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and other senior officials visit new Museum of the Bible in Washington.

King David’s politically-incorrect response to terror

Activists Halt Distribution of Phony Tehillim

Yad L'Achim inundated with phone calls after missionary group attempts to convert Jews with a deceitful version of a classic Jewish text.

Herzog: I Will Keep Jerusalem Safe

Yitzchak Herzog paid a visit to the Kotel on Sunday, where he proclaimed his loyalty to the holy site and said he prays daily.

Rare Book of Psalms Sells for Record $14.2 Million

The world's most valuable printed book was auctioned Tuesday. Printed 1640, it is thought to be first book printed in what is now the US.

Soldiers Keep Up Spirit with Song and Faith

A video posted to YouTube shows soldiers in southern Israel keeping up their spirits by singing and dancing in an expression of their faith.

PA Video Mimics Psalms: 'If I Forget You, Al Quds'

Now, Arabs try to steal the Bible. PA TV has produced a video song with a Muslim version of Psalm 137

‘Reading Psalms is a Journey’

Singer Baruch Brenner is recording an album of original Jewish music based on the Book of Psalms. "With each Psalm you enter a world," he says.

PA: Psalm 137 a 'Crusader Saying

PA TV publicizes an Arab 'research' claim that Psalm 137 "If I forget three, o Jerusalem" was written by a crusader in the Middle Ages.

Temple Gate Psalms Greet New Mon

More than 1,000 Jews, under heavy security against Arab violence, sang and prayed Monday night in a march around ancient gates to the Temple Mount.