{"id":8368,"date":"2016-02-15T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T03:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8368"},"modified":"2018-05-24T12:55:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T09:55:53","slug":"03-15-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/03-15-05\/","title":{"rendered":"05. What Are Pesukei De-zimra?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The main part of Pesukei De-zimra<\/em> is the last six psalms in Tehilim (145-150), the most important being the first (145, \u201cTehilla Le-David<\/em>\u201d). Customarily, this psalm is introduced with the verses beginning with the word \u201cashrei<\/em>,\u201d and that psalm is therefore generally referred to as Ashrei<\/em>. The other five psalms each starts and ends with the word \u201cHalleluyah<\/em>,\u201d about which R. Yossi says, \u201cMay my portion be among those who complete the Hallel<\/em> every day\u201d (Shabbat<\/em> 118b).<\/p>\n

During the post-talmudic era of the Savora\u2019im, the recitation of Hodu<\/em> (1 Divrei Ha-yamim 16:8-36), the song and praise that King David recited as he returned the Ark of God to the Mishkan <\/em>from its Philistine captivity, was instituted. Later, in the Temple, they would recite half this praise while offering the morning Tamid<\/em> and the other half when offering the afternoon Tamid<\/em> (Beit Yosef <\/em>\u00a750). In the Ashkenazic rite, Hodu<\/em> is said after Barukh She-amar<\/em> so that all the songs of praise and exaltation are included within the berakhot<\/em> of Pesukei De-zimra<\/em> (Tur <\/em>\u00a751). In the Sephardic rite, Hodu<\/em> is said before Barukh She-amar<\/em> because it is a continuation of the recitation of the Tamid<\/em> offering (Ha-eshkol<\/em>; Kol Bo<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The Savora\u2019im also ordained a collection of verses, called Yehi Khevod<\/em> after its first verse, to be recited before Ashrei <\/em>(Sofrim<\/em> 17:11). These verses reinforce faith in God and in the redemption of Israel. Arizal explained the hidden meanings of these verses at length (Kaf Ha-\u0125ayim<\/em> 51:13).<\/p>\n

Later, during the Geonic era, it became customary to add more psalms and verses to Pesukei De-zimra<\/em>. They ordained reciting Mizmor Le-toda<\/em> (Tehilim 100), for the Sages say that in the future, all songs will be nullified except for this one (Vayikra Rabba<\/em> 9:7). Therefore, it is proper to recite it with a melody. It is not said on Shabbatot<\/em> and festivals; instead, Mizmor Shir Le-yom Ha-Shabbat<\/em> (Psalm 92) is recited. 1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

During the Geonic era, some had the custom to add verses from the Torah and from Ne\u0125emia, such as Va-yevarekh David<\/em> (1 Divrei Ha-Yamim 29:10-13 and Ne\u0125emia 9:6-11) and Shirat Ha-yam<\/em>, the song that Moshe and the people of Israel sang to God after the splitting of the sea (Shemot 15:1-18). Although the main parts of Pesukei De-zimra<\/em> are taken from Tehilim (as stated in the words of Barukh She-amar<\/em>) there is no problem with adding Va-yevarekh David<\/em>, which is not from Psalms, or Shirat Ha-yam<\/em>, which is Moshe\u2019s song (Peninei Halakha: Prayer<\/em>, ch. 14 n. 3).<\/p>\n

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  1. According to Ashkenazic custom, Mizmor Le-toda corresponds to the toda (thanksgiving) offering, which contained \u0125ametz. For that reason, it is not recited on Erev Pesa\u0125, \u0124ol Ha-mo\u2019ed Pesa\u0125, or Erev Yom Kippur, since on those days no toda offering was brought, since it could not be eaten the next day. However, in Sephardic custom,\u00a0 Mizmor Le-toda is recited as praise and thanksgiving, not to commemorate the toda offering, and therefore it is also recited on those specific days (Beit Yosef and Rema 51:8). ↩<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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