Chapter 120
This psalm rebukes slanderers, describing how the deadly effect of slander
reaches even further than weapons.
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Chapter 121
This psalm alludes to the Lower Paradise, from which one ascends to the Higher
Paradise. It also speaks of how Adonai watches over us.
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Chapter 122
The psalmist sings the praises of Jerusalem and tells of the miracles that happened there.
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Chapter 123
The psalmist laments the length of time we have already suffered in exile.
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Chapter 124
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Chapter 125
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Chapter 126
The psalmist speaks of the future, comparing our Divine service in exile to one
who sows arid land, then cries and begs Adonai to send rain upon it so that the seed not be wasted. When he merits
to reap the crop, he offers thanks to Adonai.
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Chapter 127
King David instructs his generation, and especially his son Solomon, to be sure
that all one's actions be for the sake of Heaven. He also criticizes those who toil day and night in pursuit of a
livelihood.
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Chapter 128
This psalm extols one who enjoys the fruits of his own labor, avoiding theft and deception, even refusing gifts. It
also describes behavior appropriate to the Adonai-fearing.
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Chapter 129
The psalmist laments the troubles of Israel.
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Chapter 130
The psalmist prays for an end to this long exile.
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Chapter 131
In this prayer, David declares that never in the course of his life was he
haughty, nor did he pursue greatness or worldly pleasures.
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Chapter 132
David composed this psalm while he and the elders of Israel wore sackcloth, in
mourning over the plague that had descended upon the land, and their being distant from the Holy Temple. David
therefore offers intense prayers, entreating Adonai to remember the hardship and sacrifice he endured for the sake
of the Temple.
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Chapter 133
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Chapter 134
The psalmist exhorts the scholarly and pious to rise from their beds at night, and go to the House of Adonai.
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daily tehillim
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