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Interoduction About The Book

Tehillim-From Moses to David

For nearly three thousand years, every situation in a Jew’s life has been reflected in King David’s Book of Psalms. Referring to this Book, G-D said to David, “One day of your songs and praises are more precious to Me than the thousands of offerings that will be brought by your son Solomon.” In illness and in strife, in triumph and in success, the Jew opens his Book of Psalms and lets David become the harp upon which his own emotions sing or weep. Small wonder that when the Chofetz Chaim, as an old man, was presented with his mother’s ancient Book of Psalms, its pages swollen with her lifetime of tears, he was overcome with emotion. Who can assess the worth of the little Book that has been the chariot bearing countless tears to the Heavenly Throne?

Upon reading of King David’s many ordeals, one can begin to understand who he could compose the Psalms that capture every person’s joy and grief, thanksgiving and remorse, cries from the heart, and songs of happiness. He was the sweet Singer of Israel: more than that, however, he experienced the travail of every person, and that is why everyone can see himself mirrored in David’s Psalms.

Many of the Psalms were composed to be sung by the Levites in the Temple with musical accompaniment, and such Psalms generally begin by naming the instrument upon which they would be played. A few of the Psalms are attributed to authors other than David, have been the son’s of Korach. Whatever the authorship of the Psalms, one thing is certain: Since the day it was composed, the Book of Psalms has become interwoven with the souls of countless Jews. the Psalms are part of the daily Prayers. They are recited at moments of illness and crises. the are chanted Joyously in times of good fortune and when heartfelt prayers have been answered. The last verse of the Book proclaimes: Let all souls Praise G-D, Hallelujah!

The Sages expound homiletically that the verse also means to Teach: Praise G-D for every Breath that you are privileged to take. This degree of gratitude that sees everything even as automatic an act as drawing a breath Divine Gift is one of the countless teachings of David. It is the Soul that permeates the entire Book Of Psalms.