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READINGS FOR OMER COUNT – DAY 23

Behold, I am about to fulfill the affirmative precept of the counting of the Omer, as it is written in the Torah:

“And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Shabbath, from the day that ye brought the Omer of the wave-offering, seven complete weeks they shall be; until the morrow of the seventh Shabbath shall ye number fifty days.”

Blessed art Thou YHWH, our Elohym, King of the universe, who hast set us apart by Thy commandments and hast given us command concerning the counting of the Omer.

This is the twenty-third day, making three weeks and two days of the Omer.

May the All Merciful restore the service of the Temple to its place. May it be Thy will, YHWH our Elohym and Elohym of our fathers, that the Temple be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant our portion in Thy Torah. And there we will serve Thee with awe, as in the days of old and as in ancient years.

May Elohym be favorable unto us and bless us. That Thy way may be known upon the earth, Thy salvation among all nations. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, Elohym; let all the peoples give thanks unto Thee. Let the nations rejoice and exult: for Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity and lead the nations upon the earth. Let the peoples give thanks unto Thee, Elohym; let all the peoples give thanks unto Thee. The earth hath yielded her increase: Elohym, even our Elohym, shall bless us. Elohym shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 63

O Elohim, You are my Ěl; I earnestly seek You; My being has thirsted for You; My flesh has longed for You In a dry and thirsty land without water.

Therefore I have had a vision of You In the set-apart place, To see Your power and Your esteem.

Because Your mercy is better than life, My lips do praise You.

Therefore I bless You while I live; In Your Name I lift up my hands.

My being is satisfied as with marrow and fat, And my mouth praises You with singing lips.

When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.

For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing.

My being has closely followed You; Your right hand did uphold me.

But those who seek to destroy my life, Go into the lower parts of the earth.

They are handed over To the power of the sword; They become a portion for jackals.

But let the king rejoice in Elohim; Let everyone who swears by Him exult; For the mouth of those speaking lies is stopped.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 64

Hear my voice, O Elohim, in my meditation; Guard my life from the threats of the enemy.

Hide me from the secret plans of the evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of wickedness, Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And aim their arrows, a bitter word, To shoot in ambush at someone blameless, They shoot at him suddenly and do not fear.

They arm themselves with an evil word; They talk of hiding snares; They have said, “Who sees them?”

They search out unrighteousnesses, “We have perfected a well searched out plan.” For the inward part of man, and heart, are deep.

But Elohim does shoot at them with an arrow; Their wounds shall be sudden.

And they cause one to stumble, Their own tongue is against them; All who see them flee away.

And all men fear, And declare the work of Elohim. And they shall wisely consider What He has done.

The righteous rejoice in YHWH, And shall take refuge in Him, And all the upright in heart praise Him.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 65

To You, stillness, praise, in Tsiyon, O Elohim; And to You a vow is paid.

To You who hears all prayer, all flesh comes.

Crooked matters were mightier than I; As for our transgressions, You do cover them.

Blessed is the one You choose, And bring near to dwell in Your courts. We are satisfied with the excellence of Your house, Your set-apart Hěḵal.

By awesome deeds in righteousness You answer us, O Elohim of our deliverance, The Trust of all the ends of the earth, And the distant seas; Who established the mountains by His strength, Being girded with might; Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the uproar of the peoples.

And they who dwell in the farthest parts, Are afraid of Your signs; You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice.

You have visited the earth and watered it, You greatly enrich it; The river of Elohim is filled with water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it.

Its ridges have been filled, Its furrows have been deepened, You make it soft with showers, You bless its growth.

You have crowned the year with Your excellence, And Your paths drip with fatness.

The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills are girded with rejoicing.

The meadows are dressed in flocks, And valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy and sing.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 66

Shout with joy to Elohim, All the earth!

Sing out the splendor of His Name; Make His praise esteemed.

Say to Elohim, “How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies pretend obedience to You.

“All the earth bow to You, They sing praises to You, They praise Your Name.” Selah.

Come and see the works of Elohim, Awesome acts toward the sons of men.

He has turned the sea into dry land, They went through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in Him, Who rules by His power forever; His eyes keeping watch on the nations; Let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah.

Bless our Elohim, you peoples! And sound His praise abroad, Who keeps us in life, And does not allow our feet to be moved.

For You, O Elohim, have proved us; You have refined us as silver is refined.

You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our loins.

You have let men ride at our head; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to plenty.

I enter Your house with ascending offerings; I complete my vows to You, That which my lips have uttered And my mouth spoke in my distress.

Ascending offerings of fatlings I offer to You, With the incense of rams; I offer bulls with goats. Selah.

Come, hear, all you who fear Elohim, And I relate what He has done for my being.

I called to Him with my mouth, And praise was in my tongue.

If I have seen wickedness in my heart, YHWH would not hear.

Truly, Elohim has heard me; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be Elohim, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me!

READINGS: MISHLE 16:1-16

To man belongs the preparations of the heart, But from YHWH is the answer of the tongue.

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, But YHWH weighs the spirits.

Commit your works to YHWH, And your plans shall be established.

YHWH has made all for His purpose, And also the wrong for the day of evil.

Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to YHWH; Hand to hand: he goes not unpunished.

By mercy and truth crookedness is pardoned. And in the fear of YHWH one turns away from evil.

When a man’s ways please YHWH, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Better is a little with righteousness, Than a large income without judgment.

A man’s heart plans his way, But YHWH establishes his steps.

An oath is on the lips of the king, In judgment his mouth trespasses not.

A right scale and balances are of YHWH; All the weights in the bag are His work.

It is an abomination for kings To commit wrongness, For a throne is established by righteousness.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And they love him who speaks what is straight.

The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, But a wise man appeases it.

In the light of a king’s face is life, And his delight is like a cloud of the latter rain.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is preferable to silver.

READINGS: AVOTH 3:16

Rabbi Yish’mael said, be submissive to a superior, affable to a suppliant, and receive all men with cheerfulness.

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