Shir shael Yom

Schir schael Jom (שִׁיר שֶׁל יוֹם) means “'song' [d. H. Psalm] [of] the day [working day] ”consists of a psalm recited daily at the end of the Jewish morning prayer ( Shacharit ). Each day of the week has its own psalm with a Hebrew name and an associated number. Although it is basically similar to the song of the Levites that was performed at the Holy Temple in Jerusalem , there are some differences between the two.

Psalms and their meaning

The Baraita (doctrine) quoted by Rabbi Jehuda ben Ilai († after 130) in the name of Rabbi Akiva († 135) says: The songs were selected with reference to each individual day according to the meaning of the day within the creation week. The Zohar provides an alternative justification by relating the seven psalms to the seven thousand-year periods. Contemporary scholars like Rachel Reich find some logic in the style of the psalms: the psalm for the first day has God in the first word, the psalm for the second day has God in the second word, and so on.

On holidays, including Chol Hamoed and Rosh Chodesh , the Levites would sing "Shir shael Yom". However, it is customary to recite “Shir shael Yom” according to the Shacharit.

weekday	psalm	comment
Sunday	24	L Adonai ha'aretz u'milo'ah (לַיְהוָה הָאָרֶץ וּמְלוֹאָהּ, "For God is the land and its abundance") is recited in relation to the first day of Genesis , on which God took over the universe and designed it for humanity and ruled his world by himself.
Monday	48	Gadol Adonai u'mehulal me'od (גָּדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד, "God is great and praised") is recited in relation to the second day of Genesis , on which he separated the sky from the earth and ruled over it.
Tuesday	82	Elohim nitzaw ba'adat El (אֱלוֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת אֶל, “God stands in the divine assembly”) is recited in relation to the third day of Genesis , on which he shaped the land with his wisdom, and with it the world upon his arrival prepared.
Wednesday	94	El nekamot Adonai (אֵל נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה, "He is a god of vengeance") is recited in relation to the fourth day of Genesis , when he created the sun and moon and how he punishes those who worship the sun and moon.
Thursday	81	Harninu leilohim usenu (הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ, "Sing happily to our mighty God") is recited in relation to the fifth day of Genesis , when he created the birds and the fish so that they would praise his name.
Friday	93	Adonai malach gei'ut lavesch (יְהוָה מָלַךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ, "Hashem has reigned and put on the splendor") is recited in relation to the sixth day of Genesis , on which he finished his work and ruled over his creatures.
Saturday	92	Mismor shir leJom HaShabbat (מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר לְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת, "A song, a song for the Sabbath") is recited in relation to the seventh day of Genesis , on which it rested.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ D. Weinberger, Avrohom Biderman, Nosson Scherman, Meir Zlotowitz: Ohel Sarah women's siddur: nusach Sefard: with special prayers, laws and customs for women. (= ArtScroll series ) Mesorah publications, Brooklyn, NY 2005, OCLC 63017191 , p. 128.
2. ↑ The complete ArtScroll Machzor, Ashkenaz, Rosh Hashanah 31a.
3. ^ The Psalms of the Day. Jewish Bible Quarterly, volume. 42, No. 2, April – June 2014.
4. ↑ followed in many churches by the first three verses of Psalm 95