“By David, a psalm: The earth is to Hashem and its fullness, the inhabited land and those who dwell in it.” Many have the minhag to say chapter 24 of T’hilim on Rosh HaShanah night, before the completion of davening Maariv. The Aron Kodesh is opened, and each verse is recited by the chazan and repeated by the congregation. It is to be said slowly and with great emotion.
According to the Arizal (P’ri Eitz Chayim 25:87) it is the minhag to say the mizmor, song, of LaShem Ha’aretz Umlo’ah. It is brought down in the s’farim ha’k’doshim that saying this mizmor is a s’gulah for parnasah, for one’s livelihood. The Midrash explains: “Everything that klal Yisrael eats in this world, is in the z’chus of emunah in HaKadosh Baruch Hu.”
Psalm 24 brings the blessing of prosperity because it promises Hashem’s blessing to those who serve Him with sincerity. The Gemara tells us of an extremely wealthy individual who lived in Ludkia and, before serving his lavish banquet, he would always recite this verse. Rashi explains that we are not allowed to have hana’ah, benefit, from this world “until we bless Hashem with making a brachah. Therefore, it is recited on the eve of Rosh HaShanah when we pray for G-d’s blessing (Sha’arei Brachah).
On Rosh HaShanah, we want to be zocheh to a year of parnasah. Therefore, the s’gulah for that is to accept upon ourselves with emunah sh’leimah, complete faith, that HaKadosh Baruch Hu was, is, and will be, “And His kingdom reigns over all” (T’hilim 103:19). If one has the complete faith, he will therefore be zocheh to have parnasah.
List of People Who Need a r’fuah sh’leimah (a complete recovery)
Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.
Moshe ben Bahieh Clara
Yisrael Pinchas ben Sarah
Meir Tzvi ben Sarah Esther
Avraham Eliezer ben Tasharnea Leah
Yechiel ben Chayah
Avraham Yosef ben Meital Rachel
Rav Yehudah ben Chayah Esther
Nasan Eliyahu ben Shirin
David ben Dinah
Avraham ben Mazal
Yochanan ben Leah
Hinda bas Taba Rachel
Sarah bas Tziporah
Israeli Soldiers (Please recite Psalms 25, 26, 46, 83, 142.)
Avishai ben Gilah Rachel
Uriyah ben Pazit
Itai ben Hermina
Elchanan Yair ben Devorah
El’ad ben Liyat
Binyamin ben Rinah
D’vir Tzion ben Osnas Shulamis
D’vir ben Iris
David ben Tziporah
Yedidyah ben Orit
Yosef ben Anat
Yishai Chai ben Rivkah
Leor ben Idit
Michael ben Chavah
Michael Gilad ben Shoron
Nesanel ben Sigalit
Idan ben Chanah
Akiva ben Iris Meira
Ro’i Rachamim ben Nurit
Sasson ben Yonah Yi-Stella
Tamir Yitzchak ben Edna
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