Pasukim — Scriptural Verses
The Use of Pasukim
A pasuk (plural, psukim) is a scriptual verse. Find a pasuk that reminds you of your middah and repeat it (or sing it, if possible) to help in cultivating that character trait. For example, for the middah of Truth one might sing, V'tahayr libaynu l'ovd'cho be-emet, ("Purify our hearts to serve You in truth").
Sample Psukim
| Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 |
;יִרְאַת יְהוָה, רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת |
| I have set the LORD always before me; surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Psalms 16:8 |
:שִׁוִּיתִי יְהוָה לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד .כִּי מִימִינִי, בַּל-אֶמּוֹט |
Some Psukim used by participants
| Favor me, O Eternal, for I am frail; heal me, O Eternal, for my bones are terrified. Psalms 6:3 — Matt Whitehorm |
:חָנֵּנִי יְהוָה, כִּי אֻמְלַל-אָנִי רְפָאֵנִי יְהוָה-- כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ .עֲצָמָי |
| Swerve from evil, perform good. Seek peace and follow after it." Psalms 34:15 — Joyce Norden |
;סוּר מֵרָע, וַעֲשֵׂה-טוֹב .בַּקֵּשׁ שָׁלוֹם וְרָדְפֵהוּ |
| I place God before me always. Psalms 16:8 — Miki Young |
.שִׁוִּיתִי יְהוָה לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד |
| Teruah! (Short, staccato shofar blasts) — Allyson Carter |
תרוּצָה |
| My mouth shall be filled with Thy praise. Psalms 71:8 — Joanna Slusky |
יִמָּלֵא פִי ,תְּהִלָּתֶךָ |
| God is in her midst, she does not move, God will help her before morning. Psalms 46:6 — Beu Trey |
;אֱלֹהִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ, בַּל-תִּמּוֹט .יַעְזְרֶהָ אֱלֹהִים, לִפְנוֹת בֹּקֶר |
| In God I will trust, I will not fear, what will man do to me? Psalms 56:5 — Beu Trey |
בֵּאלֹהִים ,אֲהַלֵּל דְּבָרוֹ
:בֵּאלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי ,לֹא אִירָא; מַה-יַּעֲשֶׂה בָשָׂר לִי
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| Open my heart to your Torah, that I may pursue Your mitzvot. Brachot 17a (Closing to the Amidah) — Susan Balis |
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| The beginning of wisdom is fear of God. Psalms 111:10 — Jim Culbertson |
רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה ,יִרְאַת יְהוָה |