BS"D Index of Psalms. Translated by Rabbi Ephraim Enkaoua. -------------------------- Matatia Chetrit The Psalms were written by David HaMelech (King David). He led his life with joy, devotion and enthusiasm for Hash-m and for Torah. Throughout the ages his psalms have been read by those who seek respite from worry, problems & suffering. 1 For a woman who miscarriages 2 In case of stormy seas 3 For headaches or shoulder pain 4 Good for anything 5 Against bad spirits 6 For eye illnesses 7 To chase away your enemies 8 To find grace 9 For a sick child 10 For someone who has enemies 11 To lose your enemies 12 To not tremble 13 To escape accidental death 14 Against fear 15 To destroy one's demon 16 To discover the thief 17 To say on a voyage 18 To save oneself from kings 19 To attain wisdom 20 In case of judgement 21 For going before the king 22 Against all grief 23 To consult dreams 24 To be saved from floods 25 Against any danger 26 Against trials or danger 27 Against wild animals 28 For prayer 29 Against bad spirits 30 Against all bad things 31 Against the evil eye 32 To implore for mercy 33 For a woman whose children die 34 For going on a voyage 35 For those who rise against us 36 To exterminate the evil 37 To cure the drunkard 38 For someone who received the evil eye 39 For someone who is fasting 40 To save oneself from the bad spirit 41 Against those who destroy our interests 42 To build a house 43 To build a house 44 To save oneself from the hands of an enemy 45 For a man who has a bad wife 46 For a man who hates his wife 47 To repent 48 To make oneself feared by their enemies 49 Against fever 50 To guard against thieves 51 For someone stained with debauchery 52 To preserve one's tongue from bad 53 To create fear in those who hate us 54 To avenge against one's enemies 55 Against all bad 56 For the prisoner behind bars 57 For material success 58 Against a mean dog 59 Against the evil inclination 60 In case you are going to war 61 For those who are afraid to be home alone 62 To say after Mincha and Arvit 63 To be successful in ones affairs 64 To pass over a river 65 To obtain something from someone 66 For them who have a good spirit (say this psalm) 67 Against continuous fever 68 Against a downtrodden spirit 69 For someone who covets and for the licentious 70 Against war 71 To find grace 72 To find grace and benevolence 73 To escape from fear 74 Against those who hate us 75 To abate haughtiness 76 To save oneself from a danger by fire or water 77 To not fail in one's trials 78 To find benevolence from the king 79 To make those who hate us submissive 80 To never become a rebel (non-believer) 81 To never become a rebel 82 To be successful in one's mission 83 Against war 84 For someone who is weakened by by illness 85 To receive a favor from a friend 86 To be saved from a bad spirit 87 To save one's city 88 To save one's city 89 For someone who loses one of his limbs 90 Against the lion 91 Against a bad spirit 92 To assist at great miracles 93 To be victorious in justice 94 Against the enemy that oppresses you 95 To not be deceived by the people of your city 96 To make one's family members happy 97 To make one's family members happy 98 To implant peace between without friends 99 To become a Hassid (very pious) 100 To gain victory over one's enemies 101 Against the bad spirit 102 For a woman who is barren 103 For a woman who is barren 104 To farthen the demon 105 Against fever that befalls one every 4 days 106 Against fever that befalls one every 3 days 107 Against a continuous fever 108 For success (material) 109 Against snares of one's enemies 110 For his enemies to make peace (with you) 111 To have many friends 112 To fortify oneself with divine energy 113 Against atheism 114 For someone who buys and sells 115 For someone who speaks against renegades 116 To not die an accidental death 117 For one who slanders in vain 118 For atheists to do Tshuva (repent) 119 (see below) 120 To spread peace 121 To go out alone at night 122 When we go to see a great person 123 For the slave in flight 124 To go in a boat 125 Against enemies 126 For one whose child died 127 For the child who is born 128 For a pregnant woman 129 For a mitzvah 130 For one who voyages in a boat 131 Against haughtiness 132 Against oaths 133 To obtain esteem from those close to us 134 To say before learning Torah or Talmud 135 Against idolatrous (or non-monotheisitc) thoughts 136 To recognize one's faults 137 To drive away hatred 138 To remove haughtiness 139 To rekindle the love between spouses 140 Against hatred between spouses 141 Against heart aches 142 Against pain in the knees 143 Against pain in the arms or shoulders 144 Against fractures in the hands 145 Against terror 146 Against strikes from a blade (sword or knife) 147 Against snake (or venomous) bites 148 Against fires 149 For a fire not to spread 150 To glorify G.. in all His works 119 This is the longest psalm and contains 174 verses. These verses are divided into 22 groups, each which can help to achieve a certain purpose. V E R S E S 01 - 08: For one who wants to do a mitzvah 09 - 16: Against forgetfulness 17 - 24: To save one's right eye 25 - 32: To save one's left eye 33 - 40: To guard oneself from sin 41 - 48: To make oneself feared by the powerful 49 - 56: For spleen illness 57 - 64: Against illness of the large intestine 65 - 72: For the left kidney 73 - 80: Against the hunch 81 - 88: For the right nostril 89 - 96: Against judgement 97 - 104: Against pain from the right hand 105 - 112: To go on a trip 113 - 120: For all needs 121 - 128: For pain in the left hand 129 - 136: For the left nostril 137 - 144: To destroy one's enemies 145 - 152: For pain in the foot 153 - 160: for pain in the right ear 161 - 168: To terrify our enemies 169 - 176: For pain in the left ear Note: Consider these divisions as being a psalm in itself and able to achieve healing. Only recite the verses that are concerned with the illness and not the whole psalm. --- from: The Jewish Education Network at: http://www.aquanet.co.il/vip/mc e-mail: jenet@iname.com date: 17 Tamuz 5758 / July 12, 1998 ver: 1.1 The Jewish Education Network - A Jewish Education Counts, Matatia Chetrit, Copyright (1998) Please feel free to copy this document. We only ask that you keep it intact and leave this message on it. Thanks. __/\__ \ / /_ _\ \/