Jun 9, 20215 min read

Tehillim: What To Pray

Birth

For a barren woman to have children - Perek 102, 103

For a woman during pregnancy - Perek 128

For a woman in labor - Perek 20

For prevention of miscarriage - Perek 1

Emotions/Fear/Behavior

A payer against the trait of haughtiness - Perek 131

Against Jealousy - Perek 69

Fearing that one's words will not be listened to - Perek 14

For help in controlling oneself from speaking gossip - Perek 52

For help in fighting evil inclination - Perek 56, 59

For help in keeping an oath - Perek 132

For one who has had a frightening experience and is fearful - Perek 53

For one who is fearful of being in a certain home - Perek 61

Maintain Torah Principles/ Do not envy evil people - Perek 37

To discourage oneself from sinning - Perek 12

To fortify one's faith and resist outside temptations - Perek 81

To improve relationship between husband and wife - Perek 139

To increase love - Perek 138

To make family members happy - Perek 96, 97

To prevent being influenced to do wrong - Perek 95

To remove bad feelings between husband and wife - Perek 140

To remove hatred - Perek 137

To resolve to act properly between man and God - Perek 101

End of Exile/Mashiach

A prayer for the coming of the Mashiach - Perek 45, 68

A prayer for the end of our exile - Perek 42, 67, 73, 126

General

Before the study of Torah - Perek 134

For a child who is crying - Perek 8, 9

For a friend or relative in difficulty - Perek 20

For a person in difficulty - Perek 25, 26, 86

For any need - Perek 4

For help in become Pious - Perek 99

For help in responding to non-believers - Perek 118

For one who has a frightful experience - Perek 145

For one who has been falsely slandered - Perek 117

For one who is detention - Perek 71

For one who is imprisoned - Perek 56

For prevention of difficulty - Perek 77

For the end of the sorrows of the Jewish people - Perek 43

For wisdom - Perek 19

In a fire - Perek 148, 149

In praise of righteousness - Perek 112

Material things have no permanence - Perek 49

The glory of Jerusalem: past and present - Perek 87

To be received well by others - Perek 15

To be saved from any difficulty - Perek 30

To be saved from bad advice - Perek 12

To be saved from gossip - Perek 14

To be saved from water or fire - Perek 76

To find favor in the eyes of a friend - Perek 85

To Find Favor in the eyes of others - Perek 42, 72, 8

To have more friends - Perek 111

To identify a thief - Perek 16

To maintain or increase a friendship - Perek 133

To make peace between people - Perek 98

To see great miracles - Perek 92

Illness

A prayer for one who is suffering - Perek 39

For a friend or relative who is ill - Perek 20

For a heart problem - Perek 141

For a pain in the arm - Perek 143

For a pain in the thighs - Perek 142

For Illness in the Eye - Perek 6, 13

For one has broken a hand - Perek 144

For one plagued with illness - Perek 89

For one who has been bitten by a snake - Perek 147

For one who has been weakened by illness - Perek 84

For Shoulder and Headache - Perek 3

To relive a headache - Perek 2

Praise/Faith

A declaration of God's providence through our history - Perek 105

A declaration of the greatness of God - Perek 113

A praise of God - Perek 66

A prayer for God to help His people - Perek 80

A statement o Faith - Perek 23, 33

A statement o Faith and Appreciation of God - Perek 40

A statement: Trust in God, not in man - Perek 146

God is always there, though people may not be - Perek 41

The awesomeness of God - Perek 29

The smallness of man compared to the greatness of God - Perek 90

To praise God for his deeds - Perek 150

We thank God for His providence - Perek 107

Protection

A prayer for help against our enemies - Perek 123

A prayer for the end of all wars - Perek 46, 47

Against Evil Spirits - Perek 5

Before confronting an enemy - Perek 22

Before going to war - Perek 60

Faith in God to protect us from enemies - Perek 92

For peace with an enemy - Perek 28

For peace with enemies - Perek 110

For protection - Perek 91

For protection against a flood - Perek 24

For Protection Against Enemies - Perek 7, 9, 10, 35, 44, 50, 54, 74, 104, 109

For protection against sudden or unusual death - Perek 116

For protection at night - Perek 121

For protection during a war - Perek 83

For protection from a ferocious dog - Perek 58

For protection from a snake or scorpion - Perek 120

For protection from danger - Perek 11

For protection from enemies on the road - Perek 125

For protection from evil - Perek 36

For protection from evil people - Perek 11

For Protection from Gossip - Perek 38

For protection from Harm - Perek 119

For protection from the evil eye - Perek 31

For protection from thieves - Perek 18, 50

For protection from tragedy - Perek 13

For protection of a newborn child - Perek 127

For protection of the city or congregation - Perek 88

For success against enemies - Perek 94, 100

For the destruction of the enemies of our people - Perek 79

In praise of God for protecting our People from their enemies - Perek 129

In war - Perek 70

That our enemies receive what they deserve - Perek 55

To conquer a city - Perek 27

To put fear in the hearts of one's enemies - Perek 48, 53

When confronting wild animals - Perek 22

Repentance

A prayer for forgiveness - Perek 51, 62, 75, 130

A request for the mercy of God - Perek 32

For help in repenting - Perek 135

For repentance - Perek 136

Please, God, have mercy on us even if we are not deserving - Perek 106

Success

Before meeting with a government official - Perek 34

Before meeting with an important person - Perek 122

For financial success - Perek 24

For one who buys and sells - Perek 114

For Success - Perek 57, 108

For Success In A Court Case - Perek 7, 73, 93, 119

For success in a court case - Perek 119

For success in an argument against nonbelievers - Perek 115

For success in business - Perek 63

For success in one's mission - Perek 82

For success in requesting something from someone - Perek 65

For success in spiritual matters - Perek 39

For success on a trip - Perek 17

If one was replaced in his position - Perek 41, 42, 43

To find favor in the eyes if the government - Perek 78

Travel

Before a trip - Perek 34

Before Crossing a sea - Perek 21

For one going on the road - Perek 119

In a sea storm - Perek 2

When crossing a river - Perek 64