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UPDATED: A List of Specific Tehillim for Different Ailments of Body and Soul

11/2/2018

19 Comments

 
YET ANOTHER UPDATE (03 May 2021):
​For the complete list of segulot for all 150 chapters of Tehillim, please click here:
http://www.myrtlerising.com/blog/the-full-list-of-segulotuses-for-all-of-tehillimpsalms

UPDATE (13/2/2020): 
To see the sources from which the correlations are derived, please know they are from the Chida, with more information found here: Update on the Source for Tehillim Segulot/Uses

Please press the blue button to download this list as a 1-page PDF:
Tehillim Ailment List
May we all merit a speedy and complete healing.

Notes regarding the List of Tehillim for Physical Ailments

In one of my Tehillim (Book of Psalms) books, there is an index for what situation each Tehillim can be said from the Chida.

For example, #27 is for wild animals.

#118 facilitates giving an answer to an apikorus (a heretic).

​There are also quite a few that apply to specific ailments, both mental and physical.

With a lot of people suffering from minor to major ailments, it might be nice to know which perek (chapter) can be said for a specific ailment.

Note: The translation for kedachat isn't clear to me. I've seen it translated as "fever" or "malaria." To complicate things, the index calls different ailments kedachat revi'it (fourth fever/malaria—what could that be?) and so on. So I'm just leaving it as kedachat below.

If you know for sure, I'll hope you'll either send an email or leave the definition in the comments!

Also, there's a perek you say for the left leg/foot, but I didn't find anything for the right leg/foot. So I suppose you could just say 119:145-152 (kuf) for both. It can only help.

Unfortunately, I didn't see any for respiratory issues. (Or maybe that could be included in kedachat? Well, it can't hurt!)

Anyway, here's the list:
1 — for a woman who miscarries (or tends to miscarry a pregnancy)
3 — for shoulder pain and head pain
6 — for eye illness
9 — for a sick child
12 — to prevent weakness
14 — for fear (paranoia?)
31 — for ayin hara
37 — for a drunk person
47 — to do teshuvah (repentance)
49 — for kedachat
51 — for one defiled with znut
59 — for yetzer hara (the evil inclination)
61 — if you are afraid to sit at home
67 — for chronic kedachat
73 — to be saved from fear
75 — to humble one's arrogance/pride
84 — for one whose body has grown thin from illness
86 — to be saved from a ruach ra/bad spirit (depression?)
89 — for a person who is losing their limbs (frostbite or gangrene or amputation?)
96 & 97 — to infuse one's family members with simcha (happiness)
101 — for a ruach ra/bad spirit (depression?)
102 & 103 — for a barren woman
105 — for "fourth kedachat"
106 — for "third kedachat"
107 — for chronic kedachat
117 — to prevent one from dying an unusual death
119:9-16 (bet) — for forgetfulness
119:17-24 (gimmel) — for the right eye
119:25-32 (dalet) — for the left eye
119:49-56 (zayin) — for the spleen
119:57-64 (chet) — for the upper stomach
119:65-72 (tet) — for the right and left kidneys
119:81-88 (kaf) — for the right nostril
119:97-104 (mem) — for the right hand
119:121-128 (ayin) — for the left hand
119:129-137 (pei) — for the left nostril
119:145-152 (kuf) — for the left leg/foot
119:153-160 (reish) — for the right ear
119:161-168 (shin) — for the head
119:169-176 (taf) — for the left ear
127 — for a newborn baby
128 — for a pregnant lady
135 — for one who has thoughts of avodah zara (occult, idolatry, etc.)
137 — to rid oneself of hate
138 — to rid oneself of arrogance/pride
141 — for heart pain
142 — for the thighs
143 — for the arm
144 — for a broken hand
145 — for fear
146 — for being struck with a sword (or with any sharp instrument, I'd guess)
147 — for a snake bite

May we all merit a complete and speedy healing of body and soul.
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19 Comments
cs
5/2/2018 12:16:55

Shalom to you, Myrtle, forgive me again..
I have shoulder pain, and will say the Psalm for this . that you have posted.

Is there also something that would help for a heart broken and sad and confused...
Thanks in advance - and Gd bless you and yours.

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Myrtle Rising
5/2/2018 22:13:53

CS, I'm sorry to hear about your shoulder pain, in addition to your heartbreaking loss.

All the Tehillim provide encouragement, comfort, and healing. Just pick the one that speaks to you the most right now, and I hope you'll find comfort and peace of mind and heart.

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cs
6/2/2018 00:16:40

Todah raba...

Gd bless you and yours

Nechama
5/2/2018 19:38:09

Wow, that is so nice of you. Especially since so many are suffering from many ailments. It might be good to copy and print this list, if one does not have it listed in their sefer Tehillim.

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Myrtle Rising
5/2/2018 22:15:32

Good idea, I'm sure people will find it useful, thank you!

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Myrtle Rising
21/7/2021 10:55:50

It has been added above. Thanks again for your helpful suggestion. People really appreciate it.

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Alberto sevilla link
6/2/2018 01:01:10

My tehilim says kedahat is chronic fever, just like that.

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Myrtle Rising
6/2/2018 10:33:19

Great, thanks for clarifying that. If you also happen to find out what "third kedachat" and "fourth kedachat" are, I hope you'll let us know. Thank you.

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angela
6/2/2018 08:10:23

It is so nice that you have done this for us... thank you....
It is coming at a time when much needed in the world and our homes.

May HaShem bless you much for the lifting up of His Great Name...

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Myrtle Rising
6/2/2018 10:35:20

Amen, Angela. Glad you found it helpful, too. Thanks for your kind words.

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sc
13/2/2018 05:06:49

Any psalm for sadness??

Thanks in advance..
sc

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sc
13/2/2018 05:14:39

Oh, forgive me, Myrtle,
I must tell you that Psalm 3 worked, and is working for my shoulders, as the pain comes, i say it, B'H.

God is good to all who trust H-m.

and those also like you who reach to help others, may God bless you and all those who reach out with kindness to others. Amen.

sc

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Myrtle Rising link
13/2/2018 09:06:02

Hi, SC,
I'm really glad to hear that your shoulder pain is better. I've had shoulder pain, and it's awful. May Hashem grant you a complete recovery.

For sadness (particularly in your case, where the sadness has an actual cause that comes from grief & mourning, and not depression), I assume that Psalms 22 and 25 would be particularly helpful because they are "for every tzaar" and "for akah" -- meaning for every kind of sorrow or trouble or painful situation.

Other than that, if there's a Psalm you find especially comforting, one that really speaks to you, then I hope you'll feel free to say that one too.

Best wishes to you.

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Ann Cohen
3/5/2021 14:57:31

Is there a specific tehilim to say for lower back pain

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Myrtle Rising
3/5/2021 16:18:10

Shalom Ann Cohen,

I didn't see a Tehillim specifically for back pain, but Rav Arush's book Garden of Healing notes that back pain can come from not bowing properly during Shemoneh Esrei or from a lack of humility.

No offense; I'm sure you're a very nice person. Even the tzaddikim say that humility is the hardest trait to attain.

It's something we all need to work on, myself included of course.

In that case, someone suffering from back pain could say Tehillim 138 "to remove pride & arrogance" and Tehillim 75 to humble one's pride.

Sometimes, lower back pain comes from the kidneys, in which case Tehillim 119:65-72 (tet) can be the answer.

Regardless, Tehillim 4 is "good for every need" and Tehillim 22 is good "for every kind of trouble."

Here's wishing a quick & speedy healing of the lower back pain!

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Sara
21/7/2021 06:27:24

I was curious where you found this list. Is there any chapter that is good for someone with Alzheimer's?

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Myrtle Rising
21/7/2021 10:36:28

Shalom Sara,

I have a Sefer Tehillim with each segulah labelled on each Tehillim, according to the Chida.

The source for this list is further explained here:
http://www.myrtlerising.com/blog/update-on-the-source-for-tehillim-segulotuses

I'm really sorry to hear about the Alzheimer's. It's a heart-breaking disease.

I don't know of a Tehillim specifically for that, but feel free to look over the complete list & see what fits:
http://www.myrtlerising.com/blog/the-full-list-of-segulotuses-for-all-of-tehillimpsalms

Like maybe the following:
4 -- good for every need
12 -- to prevent weakness
22 -- for every kind of trouble (tzaar)
30 -- for every bad thing
119:89-96 (lamed) -- to sweeten or nullify negative judgement

Or maybe any of the ones for a ruach ra/bad spirit?

Wishing all of Am Yisrael a complete refuah from every kind of malady!

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srr
17/8/2022 21:51:13

For the reader who asked about a psalm for Alzheimer's, I would suggest mizmor 71, which deals with old age in general, and the touching phrase, "Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength faileth, forsake me not."

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Myrtle Rising
17/8/2022 22:14:09

What a beautiful suggestion, ssr. Thank you.

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