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READINGS FOR OMER – DAY 16

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 sixteenth day, making two 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 40

I waited, waited for YHWH; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry.

And He drew me Out of the pit of destruction, Out of the muddy clay, And He set my feet upon a rock, He is establishing my steps.

Then He put a new song in my mouth; Praise to our Elohim; Many do see it and fear, And trust in YHWH.

Blessed is that man who has made YHWH his trust, And has not turned to the proud, And those turning aside to falsehood.

O YHWH my Elohim, many are the wonders Which You have done, and Your purposes toward us; There is no one to compare with You; I declare and speak: They are too many to be numbered.

Sacrifice and meal offering You did not desire; You have opened my ears; Ascending offering and sin offering You did not ask for.

Then I said, “See, I have come; In the scroll of the Book it is prescribed for me.

I have delighted to do Your pleasure, O my Elohim, And Your Torah is within my heart.”

I have proclaimed the excellent news of righteousness, In the great assembly; See, I do not restrain my lips, O YHWH, You know.

I did not conceal Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your trustworthiness and Your deliverance; I did not hide Your mercy and Your truth From the great assembly.

Do not withhold Your compassion from me, O YHWH; Let Your mercy and Your truth always watch over me.

For evils without number have surrounded me; My crookednesses have overtaken me, And I have been unable to see; They became more than the hairs of my head; And my heart has failed me.

Be pleased, O YHWH, to deliver me; O YHWH, hasten to help me!

Let those who seek to destroy my life Be ashamed and abashed altogether; Let those who are desiring my evil Be driven back and put to shame.

Let those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” Be appalled at their own shame.

Let all those who seek You Rejoice and be glad in You; Let those who love Your deliverance always say, “YHWH be exalted!”

But I am poor and needy; Let YHWH think upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my Elohim, do not delay!

READINGS: TEHILLAH 41

Blessed is he who considers the poor; YHWH does deliver him in a day of evil.

YHWH does guard him and keep him alive; He is blessed on the earth, And You do not hand him over To the desire of his enemies.

YHWH sustains him on his sickbed; In his weakness on his bed You bring a change.

As for me, I said, “O YHWH, show me favor; Heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

My enemies speak evil of me, “When he dies his name shall perish.”

And when one comes to visit, he speaks falsely; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; He goes out, he speaks of it.

All who hate me whisper together against me; They plot evil to me, saying, “A matter of Beliya‛al is poured out on him, That when he lies down, he would not rise again.”

Even my own friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.

But You, YHWH, show me favor and raise me up, And let me repay them.

By this I know that You did delight in me, Because my enemy does not shout for joy over me.

And I, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever.

Blessed be YHWH Elohim of Yisra’ěl From everlasting to everlasting! Aměn and Aměn.

READINGS: TEHILLAH 42

As a deer longs for the water streams, So my being longs for You, O Elohim.

My being thirsts for Elohim, for the living Ěl. When shall I enter in to appear before Elohim?

My tears have been my food day and night, While they say to me all day, “Where is your Elohim?”

These I remember, and pour out my being within me. For I used to pass along with the throng; I went with them to the House of Elohim, With the voice of joy and praise, A multitude celebrating a festival!

Why are you depressed, O my being? And why are you restless within me? Wait for Elohim: for I shall yet thank Him, For the deliverance of His face!

O my Elohim, my being is depressed within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Yarděn, And from the heights of Ḥermon, From Mount Mits‛ar.

Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and breakers passed over me.

By day YHWH commands His mercy, And by night His song is with me; A prayer to the Ěl of my life.

I say to Ěl my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

With murder in my bones, My enemies have reproached me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your Elohim?”

Why are you depressed, O my being? And why are you restless within me? Wait for Elohim: for I shall yet thank Him, the deliverance of my face, And my Elohim.

READINGS: MISHLE 12:15-28

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who listens to advice is wise.

A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a clever one covers shame.

He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit.

Rash speaking is like piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise is healing.

The lip of truth is established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, But counsellors of peace have joy.

No harm befalls the righteous, But the wrong shall be filled with evil.

Lying lips are an abomination to YHWH, But those who deal truly are His delight.

A clever man is concealing knowledge, But the heart of fools proclaims folly.

The hand of the hard worker rules, But the lazy is put to compulsory labor.

Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But an excellent word makes him glad.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wrong leads them astray.

The lazy one has no game to roast, But the hard worker prizes his possessions.

In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.

READINGS: AVOTH 2:20-21

Rabbi Tar’fon said, the day is short, and the work is great, and the laborers are sluggish, and the reward is much, and the Master is urgent.

He used also to say, it is not thy duty to complete the work, but neither art thou free to desist from it; if thou hast studied much Torah, much reward will be given thee, for faithful is thy Employer to pay thee the reward of thy labor; and know that the grant of reward unto the righteous will be in the time to come.

Rabbi Chanan’ya ben Aqash’ya said, Haqadosh, blessed be He, was pleased to make Yisrael worthy; wherefore He gave them a copious Torah and many commandments; as it is said, it pleased YHWH for His righteousness’ sake to magnify the Torah and make it honorable.

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