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<strong>Tikkun</strong> <strong>Haklali</strong><br />
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By<br />
saying these ten songs of praise, I am binding myself<br />
to all the truly righteous people in our generation and<br />
to all the truly righteous and holy people who have passed<br />
away. And especially to our holy Rebbe, who revealed this<br />
remedy, the tzaddik and foundation of the world, the “Flowing<br />
stream [and] source of [all] wisdom”, Rebbe Nachman, the son<br />
of Feige, may his merit protect us.<br />
CHAPTER 16<br />
1 David frequently said, 1<br />
“Protect me HaShem, because<br />
You’re my only place to hide”.<br />
2 “HaShem, You really don’t<br />
need to do this good just for<br />
me”.<br />
3 I didn’t earn this. I get<br />
everything I need because<br />
of 2 my holy and deceased<br />
ancestors, who were<br />
enormous in their fear of God.<br />
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1. Rashi 16:1<br />
2. ibid 16:3
4 Regarding those who<br />
eagerly 3 serve other gods:<br />
Make them more and more<br />
miserable! I would never pour<br />
drinks of blood to those gods;<br />
I wouldn’t even mention 4<br />
their names on my lips.<br />
5 My good fortune is from You<br />
HaShem, You direct my hands<br />
to choose 5 what’s best for me.<br />
6 My destiny and heritage are<br />
so delightful and beautiful!<br />
7 And so I bless You HaShem<br />
because You advise me<br />
correctly, and You guide me at<br />
night, with peace of mind, 6 to<br />
follow Your advice.<br />
8 In everything I do I am in<br />
awe of You HaShem; 7 You’re<br />
always by my side.<br />
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3. Rashi 16:4<br />
4. Metsudas Dovid 16:4<br />
5. Rashi 16:5<br />
6. Metsudas Dovid 16:7<br />
7. Rashi 16:8
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9 That’s why my heart and<br />
soul celebrate, and after I<br />
die I know my body will rest<br />
peacefully.<br />
10 Because You won’t abandon<br />
me in the grave or allow me to<br />
be destroyed.<br />
11 Teach me 8 how to go<br />
through life, so that when I<br />
finally see Your face, my joy<br />
and pleasure will never end.<br />
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1 David taught 9 this song:<br />
Coming back to HaShem 10<br />
makes you happy because<br />
your mistakes are forgiven<br />
and your sins won’t be<br />
mentioned. 11<br />
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8. Radak 16:11<br />
9. Metsudas Dovid 32:1<br />
10. ibid<br />
11. ibid
2 You feel relieved, 12 because<br />
HaShem won’t count your sins<br />
if you sincerely 13 regret them.<br />
3 Personally, when I didn’t<br />
admit my sins 14 I felt my<br />
bones wearing out from my<br />
constant anxiety; I would<br />
groan all day worrying about<br />
being punished.<br />
4 Day and night I felt my sins<br />
weighing on me. My strength<br />
was drying up like in the hot<br />
summer.<br />
5 So I constantly 15 confess my<br />
sins to HaShem and He always<br />
removes them.<br />
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13. Rashi, Metsudas Dovid 32:2<br />
14. Rashi 32:3<br />
15. ibid 32:5
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6 That’s why all His followers<br />
pray for forgiveness the<br />
moment they feel regret,<br />
before it’s too late and they’re<br />
flooded with suffering.<br />
7 They sing to Him: “I feel<br />
surrounded by Your protection<br />
and You rescue me from pain”.<br />
8 Let me teach you, from what<br />
I’ve seen, 16 the way to come<br />
back to HaShem.<br />
9 Consider 17 that when<br />
HaShem gives us suffering<br />
it’s for our own good, like<br />
the grooming of an animal,<br />
so that our sins can be<br />
removed. Don’t be foolish<br />
like that animal, needing to<br />
be restrained with its mouth<br />
shut, so it doesn’t bite. 18<br />
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16. Metsudas Dovid 32:8<br />
17. ibid 32:9<br />
18. ibid
10 Sinners suffer greatly<br />
because they don’t learn the<br />
lesson that suffering is for<br />
their own good. 19 But those<br />
who trust that HaShem brings<br />
suffering to remove sin are<br />
surrounded with kindness.<br />
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11 Those who were forgiven<br />
sing happily because they’re<br />
overjoyed in HaShem’s<br />
kindness. 20<br />
1 David gave this song to the<br />
conductor.<br />
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2 Whoever pays close attention<br />
to the needs of the poor will<br />
be happy when HaShem saves<br />
him on his bad days. 21<br />
3 HaShem will guard him in<br />
this world 22 and give him life.<br />
Everyone will praise him and<br />
his enemies won’t control<br />
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19. ibid 32:10<br />
20. ibid 32:11<br />
21. Malbim 41:2<br />
22. Rashi 41:3
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4 In the peak 23 of his illness<br />
HaShem will support him in<br />
bed.<br />
5 Like when I was sick in<br />
bed; I said “HaShem favor<br />
me! Forget my body, but at<br />
least 24 heal my soul from its<br />
sins against You”.<br />
6 My enemies wished the<br />
worst on me, saying, “when<br />
will he die already so we can<br />
forget his name”?<br />
7 And if they came to see<br />
me, they pretended to feel<br />
bad for me. But in their<br />
hearts they were contriving<br />
ideas to hurt me, which they<br />
shared when they left.<br />
8 Quietly together they<br />
cursed me:<br />
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23. ibid 41:4<br />
24. Malbim 41:5
9 “His rebellious ways<br />
caused his downfall. And<br />
now he will never get up<br />
again”.<br />
10 And now even my trusted<br />
friends, who eat at my<br />
table, lift up their heels to<br />
trample 25 me.<br />
11 But You HaShem are 26 kind<br />
to me. Lift me up out of this<br />
bed 27 and I’ll pay them back.<br />
12 My enemies won’t shout<br />
victory over me when You<br />
heal me! 28 That’s how I know<br />
You love me.<br />
13 And since I sincerely<br />
cared for the poor’s needs,<br />
You supported me too 29 and<br />
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26. ibid 41:11<br />
27. Malbim 41:11<br />
28. Metsudas Dovid 41:12<br />
29. ibid 41:13<br />
30. Radak 41:13
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14 Because You helped me<br />
until now 31 I must 32 bless<br />
You HaShem, God of Israel,<br />
from the beginning of time<br />
to the end of time. 33 Amen<br />
Amen!<br />
1 David taught this song to<br />
Korach’s sons, the poets. 34<br />
2 My soul cries out to You<br />
HaShem like the thirsty deer<br />
cries out by dried up 35 water<br />
springs.<br />
3 In exile 36 my soul thirsts for<br />
a Living God! When will I go<br />
back to the Temple Mount and<br />
see Your face?<br />
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4 I can’t eat by day or night,<br />
instead I cry 37 from the cynics<br />
who ask me “Where is your<br />
so called true God? Shouldn’t<br />
He have redeemed you<br />
already?” 38<br />
31. Radak 41:14<br />
32. Even Ezra 41:14<br />
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35. Metsudas Dovid 42:2<br />
36. Rashi, Metsudas Dovid 42:3
5 I pour out my soul from the<br />
memories of leading 39 the<br />
crowds 40 to HaShem’s House<br />
in song and dance.<br />
6 But why do I feel discouraged?<br />
I should put my hope in<br />
HaShem because I’ll still see<br />
His 41 salvation.<br />
7 Oh my God! I feel so<br />
unworthy 42 when I remember<br />
how You crossed us through<br />
the Jordan 43 even though we<br />
angered You in the Hermon<br />
and by Sinai. 44<br />
8 One deep suffering in<br />
exile calls to the next deep<br />
suffering, like roaring water<br />
in the canals. All Your waves<br />
broke over me!<br />
37. Rashi, Metsudas Dovid 42:4<br />
38. Radak 42:4<br />
39. ibid 42:5<br />
40. Rashi 42:5<br />
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42. Metsudas Tzion 42:7<br />
43. Rashi 42:7<br />
44. ibid
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9 By day I’m encouraged 45 that<br />
HaShem will act kindly. And by<br />
night His songs 46 are with me;<br />
I pray for my life… 47<br />
10 Saying: “HaShem, in the<br />
past 48 You’ve been my anchor.<br />
Why did You forget me in<br />
exile? 49 Why do I walk in the<br />
dark 50 under my enemy’s<br />
abuse”?<br />
11 It feels like a sword 51 in my<br />
bones when my opponents<br />
taunt me, saying: “Where is<br />
your so called true God”?<br />
12 But I ask myself again, 52<br />
why am I discouraged and<br />
bothered by it? I’ll put my<br />
hope in HaShem and thank<br />
Him when I see His 53 salvation.<br />
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45. Radak 42:9<br />
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47. ibid<br />
48. ibid 42:10<br />
49. ibid<br />
50. Metsudas Tzion 42:10<br />
51. ibid 42:11<br />
52. Metsudas Dovid 42:12<br />
53. Targum 42:6
1 David gave this song to the<br />
conductor. It’s a song he sang<br />
often, entitled “Don’t Destroy 54<br />
me”, composed when Saul<br />
sent men to surround his<br />
house by night 55 and murder<br />
him the next morning. 56<br />
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2 Rescue me Hashem from<br />
my enemies and elevate me 57<br />
above my challengers.<br />
3 Save me from those who<br />
slander me 58 and from the<br />
bloodthirsty men who want to<br />
kill me. 59<br />
4 Powerful soldiers are<br />
surrounding me and are<br />
waiting to ambush me, but<br />
HaShem, You know 60 I didn’t<br />
hurt them. 61<br />
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54. Rashi 59:1<br />
55. Metsudas Dovid 59:1<br />
56. ibid<br />
57. Radak 59:2<br />
58. Malbim 59:3<br />
59. Radak 59:3<br />
60. Radak 59:4<br />
61. ibid
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5 Although I’m innocent,<br />
they’re still eagerly preparing<br />
to kill me. 62 Arouse Yourself<br />
on my behalf and see what’s<br />
happening here!<br />
6 HaShem, Powerful God of<br />
Israel, Wake up! And judge<br />
the criminals and traitors<br />
from every nation without<br />
sympathy.<br />
7 Saul’s men came back at<br />
night barking like watch dogs,<br />
surrounding the city so I can’t<br />
escape. 63<br />
8 Their mouths speak 64 out<br />
against me and their lips are<br />
like swords, because they<br />
think You’re 65 not listening.<br />
9 But You laugh at their plans, 66<br />
just like You mock the nations<br />
who don’t believe in You. 67<br />
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62. Rashi 59:5<br />
63. Radak 59:7<br />
64. Metsudas Tzion 59:8<br />
65. Even Ezra 59:8<br />
66. Radak 59:9<br />
67. ibid
10 Saul’s might is too much for<br />
me alone; 68 I’m waiting 69 for<br />
You to protect me.<br />
11 The God who is always<br />
good to me will step in before<br />
they hurt me. 70 He will show<br />
me what I want to see 71 with<br />
these watchmen.<br />
12 Don’t kill them, because<br />
that type of revenge is shortlived<br />
72 and will be forgotten.<br />
Rather, use Your power to<br />
make them poor, and lower<br />
them, so Your revenge will be<br />
remembered. 73<br />
13 Let them confess how they<br />
smeared me and how their<br />
arrogance tripped them. 74 And<br />
let everyone tell over how<br />
they were cursed from the<br />
lies 75 they spread.<br />
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69. Metsudas Tzion 59:10<br />
70. Rashi 59:11<br />
71. Rashi, Radak 59:11<br />
72. Radak 59:12<br />
73. ibid<br />
74. Malbim 59:13<br />
75. Rashi 59:13
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14 Destroy them little by<br />
little 76 with anger and then<br />
wipe them out entirely, so<br />
everyone will know that<br />
HaShem rules forever over<br />
the Jews and all the lands.<br />
15 Next time they will come<br />
back at night to collect<br />
charity and surround the city<br />
like dogs looking for food. 77<br />
16 They’ll wander around<br />
searching for food and go to<br />
sleep hungry. 78<br />
17 As for me, at night 79 I will<br />
sing songs of Your might,<br />
and in the morning I’ll sing<br />
of Your kindness, because<br />
You protected me on my<br />
worst day.<br />
18 And I’ll chant about<br />
Your strength, not Saul’s, 80<br />
because in His kindness,<br />
HaShem protects me.<br />
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76. Radak 59:14<br />
77. Even Ezra 59:15<br />
78. ibid 59:15<br />
79. Malbim 59:17<br />
80. Radak, Malbim 59:18
1 Assaf gave this song about<br />
our suffering to the conductor.<br />
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2 I’ll raise my voice to HaShem<br />
and cry out to Him. And when<br />
I do, 81 He’ll listen to me.<br />
3 On my painful days I search<br />
for Him. My wounds are<br />
throbbing throughout the<br />
exile 82 with no relief. My soul<br />
won’t get over it!<br />
4 I remember the good times<br />
with 83 HaShem and I groan!<br />
And when I talk about it, I<br />
feel 84 faint!<br />
5 You held my eyelids closed. 85<br />
I’m broken 86 and I have no<br />
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81. Metsudas Dovid 77: 2<br />
82. Radak 77:3<br />
83. Rashi 77:4<br />
84. Malbim 77:4<br />
85. Rashi 77:5<br />
86. Metsudas Tzion 77:5
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6 I’m thinking of the good 87<br />
old days, so long ago. 88<br />
7 In these 89 dark times I<br />
remember the songs I played<br />
for You. My heart and spirit<br />
are thinking and wondering…<br />
8 Will You abandon us forever?<br />
Is it possible for Your love to<br />
end?<br />
9 Will You ever again show us<br />
Your affection? Are You saying<br />
that You’re done with us? 90<br />
10 Did You forget how to be<br />
compassionate? Will Your rage<br />
trump Your mercy forever?<br />
11 I’ve decided 91 that You<br />
changed Your behavior to<br />
frighten me, so that I’ll come<br />
back to You. 92<br />
12 I feel better 93 when I<br />
remember the miracles back<br />
in Egypt. 94<br />
87. Rashi, 77:6<br />
88. Radak 77:6<br />
89. Rashi 77:7<br />
90. ibid 77:9<br />
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91. Malbim 77:11<br />
92. ibid<br />
93. ibid<br />
94. Radak 77:12
13 I’ll spend time thinking<br />
about all You’ve done for us<br />
and I’ll go around speaking<br />
about Your ways.<br />
14 Because HaShem, Your<br />
ways are separate 95 from all<br />
others. Who’s as great as You?<br />
15 Nobody but 96 You is a<br />
powerful and marvelous God.<br />
You showed the nations Your<br />
strength in Egypt. 97<br />
16 With Your might 98 You freed<br />
Your nation, the children of<br />
Jacob and Joseph.<br />
17 When the waters of the Red<br />
Sea saw You, they were afraid.<br />
Even the deepest waters were<br />
shaken up!<br />
18 The clouds poured rain<br />
on the Egyptians, the skies<br />
thundered to confuse them 99<br />
and even Your lightning bolts<br />
were rampant. 100<br />
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95. Malbim 77:14<br />
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97. Radak 77:15<br />
98. Metsudas Dovid 77:16<br />
99. ibid 77:18<br />
100. ibid 77:18
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19 The sound of Your thunder<br />
rolled like a wheel, the world<br />
was lit up with lightning and<br />
the land shook!<br />
20 You became known through<br />
Your wonders by the Sea. You<br />
made paths in deep waters<br />
and not a trace of it is still<br />
discernable.<br />
21 You led Your people<br />
kindly 101 by the hand of Moses<br />
and Aaron.<br />
1 A prayer from Moses the<br />
prophet: 102 HaShem, You’ve<br />
been a safe place for us to<br />
retreat since the beginning of<br />
time. 103<br />
2 Since before the earth was<br />
formed, and in the next world<br />
too, You have all the power.<br />
101. Even Ezra 77:21<br />
102. Metsudas Dovid, Radak 90:1<br />
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103. Rashi 90:1
3 You push us down with<br />
suffering 104 until our crushing<br />
point and urge us, “Return to<br />
Me”.<br />
4 Because even if we lived<br />
a thousand years it will<br />
feel like one day in our 105<br />
eyes when it passes, or like<br />
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5 And the course of our lives<br />
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freshly grown grass.<br />
6 In the morning the grass<br />
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evening it’s already cut down<br />
or withering.<br />
7 We’re devastated by Your<br />
anger and confused by Your<br />
rage.<br />
8 Since all of our sins, even<br />
those of our youth, are present<br />
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104. ibid 90: 3 105. Metsudas Dovid 90:4
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9 Our lives up until today have<br />
angered You. We’ve wasted<br />
our years like fleeting words.<br />
10 Our lives last seventy years,<br />
maybe eighty years, if we’re<br />
strong. And all of our pride is<br />
nothing but business and lies,<br />
as it flies by so quickly.<br />
11 In such a short time 106 who<br />
can understand Your anger?<br />
That 107 the more we fear<br />
You, the greater Your anger<br />
becomes. 108<br />
12 We don’t have enough time<br />
to figure it out on our own!<br />
So overcompensate us with<br />
complete clarity and we will<br />
meditate on it and acquire<br />
true wisdom. 109<br />
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106. Rashi 90:11<br />
107. Radak 90:11<br />
108. Radak 90:11<br />
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13 Come back to us HaShem!<br />
How long will You abandon<br />
us? 110 Take pity on Your<br />
servants.<br />
14 Give us the pleasure of Your<br />
love on the morning of our<br />
redemption; we’ll sing and<br />
rejoice for the rest of time. 111<br />
15 Make us happy forever 112<br />
since You abused us for so<br />
long. For years we knew only<br />
bad.<br />
16 Show us how You work<br />
the redemption. Shine Your<br />
brightness on our children.<br />
17 Let the sweetness of<br />
HaShem, our God, rest on us,<br />
and our handiwork.<br />
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110. ibid 90:13<br />
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CHAPTER 105<br />
1 Give thanks to HaShem, call<br />
His name and let everyone<br />
know the great things He<br />
does.<br />
2 Sing songs to Him, play<br />
instruments 113 for Him and tell<br />
others 114 about His miracles.<br />
3 Brag about 115 His holy name.<br />
Rejoice in your heart from<br />
pursuing HaShem.<br />
4 Search for HaShem and<br />
for the lessons of Torah 116 in<br />
everything you do. Constantly<br />
look for His face in your lives.<br />
5 Remember in your hearts 117<br />
His wonders of creation, His<br />
miracles in Egypt and the laws<br />
we heard from His mouth at<br />
Sinai. 118<br />
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114. ibid<br />
115. Radak 105:3<br />
116. Targum 105:4<br />
117. Even Ezra 105:5<br />
118. ibid
6 Remember 119 that you’re<br />
the offspring of His servant<br />
Abraham; And of Jacob, who<br />
He chose from all of Abraham’s<br />
children.<br />
7 And even though His laws<br />
govern the entire earth, He<br />
is our HaShem and we’re His<br />
chosen nation. 120<br />
8 He remembers the deal He<br />
made with us forever. His<br />
word is good for a thousand<br />
generations.<br />
9 He promised the land to<br />
Abraham and swore it to Isaac.<br />
10 He upheld it as final to<br />
Jacob, and to Israel as an<br />
eternal agreement.<br />
11 He said, “I will give you<br />
the land of Canaan as your<br />
inheritance”.<br />
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12 He promised it when they<br />
were few in number, weak 121<br />
and newcomers in the land.<br />
13 They wandered between<br />
different nations and<br />
kingdoms.<br />
14 But He didn’t allow anyone<br />
to hurt them, and He criticized<br />
kings on their behalf.<br />
15 He said “Don’t touch My<br />
chosen ones; Don’t harm My<br />
prophets”.<br />
16 This is how HaShem kept<br />
His promise to give them<br />
Canaan: He called for a famine<br />
in the land. Every supply of<br />
bread was gone.<br />
17 But first He sent Joseph<br />
down to Egypt, sold as a slave.<br />
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18 The Egyptians chained<br />
Joseph’s legs. His very soul<br />
was confined in metal.<br />
19 Until the time came for<br />
all of Israel to go down to<br />
Egypt, 122 the word of God had<br />
been cleansing Joseph with<br />
tests of spiritual endurance. 123<br />
20 Then the king sent<br />
messengers to release Joseph<br />
from prison.<br />
21 Elevating him to master of<br />
his house and ruler of all his<br />
possessions.<br />
22 Joseph had the authority<br />
to imprison any of Pharaoh’s<br />
officers at will, 124 and he<br />
imparted wisdom to Egypt’s<br />
wise men.<br />
23 Then Jacob came down to<br />
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24 While in Egypt, HaShem<br />
made His nation very fruitful<br />
and stronger than their<br />
opponents.<br />
25 He caused the Egyptians<br />
hearts to turn on His people<br />
and devise plans against<br />
them.<br />
26 Then He sent Moses His<br />
servant and Aaron, His chosen<br />
one.<br />
27 With the word of God,<br />
they performed His signs and<br />
miracles.<br />
28 He sent darkness and it<br />
was dark. The signs He sent<br />
did not disappoint.<br />
29 He turned their water into<br />
blood and killed their fish.<br />
30 Their land swarmed with<br />
frogs, even in the kings’<br />
chambers.
31 By His word, mobs of<br />
wild animals came and lice<br />
throughout the confines of<br />
their land.<br />
32 He gave them a rain of hail<br />
and fire that burned in the<br />
land.<br />
33 The fire destroyed their<br />
vineyards and uprooted all<br />
their trees.<br />
34 With God’s word came<br />
countless locusts of all<br />
species.<br />
35 They devoured all the<br />
vegetation and grass in the<br />
land.<br />
36 Next He killed each of their<br />
firstborn.<br />
37 Then He brought the Jews<br />
out of Egypt with silver and<br />
gold. None of His children<br />
were lacking. 125<br />
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38 The Egyptians were now<br />
afraid of the Jews and were<br />
happy to see them go.<br />
39 While traveling in the<br />
desert, 126 Hashem spread a<br />
protective cloud over the Jews<br />
and sent a fire to light up the<br />
night for them.<br />
40 By their request, He<br />
brought them quails to eat<br />
in the evening. 127 He satisfied<br />
them in the mornings 128 with<br />
heavenly bread.<br />
41 He split open a rock and<br />
water flowed from it, like a<br />
river in the dry desert.<br />
42 All because He remembered<br />
His holy words to Abraham,<br />
his servant.<br />
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43 So He brought out His<br />
chosen people in joyous song!<br />
44 And He gifted them with<br />
the developed land of many<br />
nations. 129<br />
45 So that they would keep<br />
His laws and preserve His<br />
teachings. Praise HaShem!<br />
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1 By the rivers of Babylon<br />
we sat and cried when we<br />
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2 On the willow trees by the<br />
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3 Because it was there that our<br />
captors taunted us, 131 asking<br />
us to sing the songs from the<br />
Temple in Zion.<br />
4 But how can we sing the<br />
songs of HaShem in this<br />
foreign land?<br />
5 If we 132 forget Jerusalem, we<br />
should forget our right hand.<br />
6 Our tongues should stick<br />
to our palates if we don’t<br />
remember Jerusalem and<br />
elevate her above our greatest<br />
joy.<br />
7 HaShem, pay back 133 the<br />
children of Edom for the day<br />
they destroyed Jerusalem,<br />
saying “Demolish it, Flatten it<br />
to the ground”.<br />
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133. Metsudas Dovid 137:7
8 But it’s you Babylon who<br />
will be destroyed. Lucky is the<br />
man who repays you for what<br />
you did to us.<br />
9 He will be happy when he<br />
takes your babies and flings<br />
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1 Praise HaShem. Praise Him<br />
in His holy world of angels 134<br />
and in His mighty heavens.<br />
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2 Praise Him profusely by<br />
describing His strengths and<br />
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3 Praise Him by blowing the<br />
shofar and by strumming the<br />
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4 Praise Him by dancing<br />
with drums, with stringed<br />
instruments and flutes.<br />
5 Praise Him with the crash<br />
of loud and high-pitched<br />
cymbals.<br />
6 Let every soul praise<br />
HaShem! Praise HaShem!
After completing the <strong>Tikkun</strong> <strong>Haklali</strong>,<br />
the following verses are said:<br />
I hope I’ll witness 136 the<br />
redemption of Jerusalem and<br />
Israel! When HaShem brings<br />
back His people from captivity.<br />
Then 137 Jacob will celebrate<br />
and Israel will rejoice.<br />
HaShem saves the righteous;<br />
He’s their strength in times of<br />
trouble.<br />
HaShem helps them. He<br />
rescues them from the wicked<br />
and redeems them, because<br />
they depend on Him.<br />
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