The Counting of the Omer – 50 Days until Shavuot--
First Fruits (Resurrection) to Shavuot (Pentecost)
8-9 June 2014

"And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath (Resurrection Day)...
Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the Lord.
You shall bring from your dwelling places TWO LOAVES of bread to be waved,
made of two tenths of an ephah.
They shall be of fine flour, and they shall be BAKED WITH LEAVEN,
as FIRSTFRUITS TO THE LORD.
(First Fruits-wheat—Apostles and other Believers—Pentecost)"
(Leviticus 23: 15-17 NKJV)

FROM SLAVES IN THE WORLD (EGYPT), BECOMING CHILDREN OF GOD—
AFTER 50 DAYS RECEIVING THE TORAH (TEACHING AND INSTRUCTION) AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Counting of the Omer covers a fifty-day period of time from the Feast of First Fruits until Shavuot (Pentecost).
Beginning with the day of First Fruits, each subsequent day is counted for seven complete weeks, plus one day - fifty days.
During the Counting of the Omer, we "count up" to the Feast of Shavuot (the 50th Day) with each day of counting,
adding to the growing expectation of what Pentecost will bring. During the Counting of the Omer,
each day a verse from Psalms 119 is read and meditated upon, causing us to review the condition of our hearts before God.

50 DAYS							*QUALITY*	*CHARACTER*
SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
LOVING KINDNESS	VIGOR, DISCIPLINE	BEAUTY, HARMONY, COMPASSION	VICTORY, EDURANCE, DETERMINATION	HUMILITY, DEVOTION, GLORY	FOUNDATION, BONDING, CONNECTION	MAJESTY, DIGNITY, GOD'S EARTHLY REALM
20 April	21 April	22 April	23 April	24 April	25 April	26 April	1 LOVING-KINDNESS	ABRAHAM
27 April	28 April	29 April	30 April	01 May	02 May	03 May	2 VIGOR, DISCIPLINE	ISAAC
04 May	05 May	06 May	07 May	08 May	09 May	10 May	3 BEAUTY, HARMONY, COMPASSION	JACOB
11 May	12 May	13 May	14 May	15 May	16 May	17 April	4 VICTORY, EDURANCE, DETERMINATION	MOSES
18 May	19 May	20 May	21 May	22 May	23 May	24 May	5 HUMILITY, DEVOTION GLORY	AARON
25 May	26 May	27 May	28 Маy	29 May	30 Маy	31 May	6 FOUNDATION, BONDING, CONNECTION	JOSEPH
01 June	02 June	03 June	04 June	05 June	06 June	07 June	7 MAJESTY, DIGNITY GOD'S EARTHLY REALM	DAVID
08 June

In Hebrew TORAH (TEACHING AND INSTRUCTION) means
the WAY of LIFE (Blessings)

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WEEK ONE -- LOVING-KINDNESS

Psalm 119

Sunday, 20 April—Day 1
The Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

× ALEPH
1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of the LORD!
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), Who seek Him with the whole heart!
3 They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways.
4 You have commanded us To keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order) diligently.
5 Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) !
6 Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments.
7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).
8 I will keep Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) ; Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

Monday, 21 April—Day 2
Obedience to Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×‘ BETH
9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
13 With my lips I have declared All the judgments (Judicial Laws) of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), As much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts (An authorized direction or order), And contemplate Your ways.
16 I will delight myself in Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) ; I will not forget Your word.

Tuesday, 22 April—Day 3
Happiness in Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×’ GIMEL
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
19 I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul breaks with longing For Your judgments (Judicial Laws) at all times.
21 You rebuke the proud—the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
23 Princes also sit and speak against me, But Your servant meditates on Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
24 Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) also are my delight And my counselors.

Wednesday, 23 April—Day 4
Determination to obey Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×“ DALETH
25 My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
26 I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts (An authorized direction or order); So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
28 My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Remove from me the way of lying, And grant me Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments (Judicial Laws) I have laid before me.
31 I cling to Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions); O LORD, do not put me to shame!
32 I will run the course of Your commandments, For You shall enlarge my heart.

Thursday, 24 April—Day 5
A prayer for understanding

×” HEY
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) , And I shall keep it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction); Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), And not to covetousness.
37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.
38 Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You.
39 Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments (Judicial Laws) are good.
40 Behold, I long for Your precepts (An authorized direction or order); Revive me in Your righteousness.

Friday, 25 April—Day 6
Trusting the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×• WAW
41 Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD—Your salvation according to Your word.
42 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44 So shall I keep Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) continually, Forever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
46 I will speak of Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) also before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.
48 My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .

Saturday, 26 April---Day 7
Confidence in Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×–ZAYIN
49 Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
51 The proud have me in great derision, Yet I do not turn aside from Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
52 I remembered Your judgments (Judicial Laws) of old, O LORD, And have comforted myself.
53 Indignation has taken hold of me Because of the wicked, who forsake Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
54 Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I remember Your name in the night, O LORD, And I keep Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
56 This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).

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WEEK TWO -- STRENGTH, POWER top

Sunday, 27 April---Day 8
Devotion to Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×—HETH
57 You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep Your words.
58 I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
59 I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
60 I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
61 The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).
63 I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .

Monday, 28 April---Day 9
The Value of the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×˜ TETH
65 You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
68 You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
69 The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order) with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
72 The Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

Tuesday, 29 April---Day 10
The Justice of the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×™ YOD
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments (Judicial Laws) are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.
77 Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) is my delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; But I will meditate on Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
79 Let those who fear You turn to me, Those who know Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
80 Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) , That I may not be ashamed.

Wednesday, 30 April---Day 11
Prayer for Deliverance

×› KAPH
81 My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word.
82 My eyes fail from searching Your word, Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
86 All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me wrongfully; Help me!
87 They almost made an end of me on earth, But I did not forsake Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

Thursday, 01 May---Day 12
Faith in the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×œ LAMED
89 Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides.
91 They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all are Your servants.
92 Unless Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts (An authorized direction or order), For by them You have given me life.
94 I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
96 I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Friday, 02 May---Day 13
Love for the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×ž MEM
97 Oh, how I love Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction)! It is my meditation all the day.
98 You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not departed from Your judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws), For You Yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through Your precepts (An authorized direction or order) I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.

Saturday, 03 May---Day 14
Light from the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

× NUN
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).
107 I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.
108 Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And teach me Your judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).
109 My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
111 Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) Forever, to the very end.

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WEEK THREE -- PEACE, HARMONY top

Sunday, 04 May---Day 15
Safety in the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×¡ SAMEK
113 I hate the double-minded, But I love Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God!
116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) continually.
118 You reject all those who stray from Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) , For their deceit is falsehood.
119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
120 My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).

Monday, 05 May---Day 16
Obedience to the Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×¢ AYIN
121 I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation And Your righteous word.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
125 I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
126 It is time for You to act, O LORD, For they have regarded Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) as void.
127 Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
128 Therefore all Your precepts (An authorized direction or order) concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way.

Tuesday, 06 May---Day 17
Desire to obey Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×¤ PE
129 Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
132 Look upon me and be merciful to me, As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
133 Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
136 Rivers of water run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).

Wednesday, 07 May---Day 18
The justice of Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×¦ TSADDE
137 Righteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).
138 Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), which You have commanded, Are righteous and very faithful.
139 My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140 Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.
144 The righteousness of Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live.

Thursday, 08 May---Day 19
Prayer for deliverance

×§ QOPH
145 I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! I will keep Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
146 I cry out to You; Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.
148 My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.
149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O LORD, revive me according to Your justice.
150 They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
151 You are near, O LORD, And all Your commandments are truth.
152 Concerning Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), I have known of old that You have founded them forever.

Friday, 09 May---Day 20
Plea for salvation

×¨ RESH
153 Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
154 Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
156 Great are Your tender mercies, O LORD; Revive me according to Your judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).
157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
158 I see the treacherous, and am disgusted, Because they do not keep Your word.
159 Consider how I love Your precepts (An authorized direction or order); Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.
160 The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments (Judicial Laws) endures forever.

Saturday, 10 May---Day 21
Dedication to Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×© SHIN
161 Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
162 I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.
163 I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
164 Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).
165 Great peace have those who love Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction), And nothing causes them to stumble.
166 LORD, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments.
167 My soul keeps Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), And I love them exceedingly.
168 I keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order) and Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), For all my ways are before You.

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WEEK FOUR -- VICTORY, TRIUMPH top

Sunday, 11 May---Day 22
A prayer for help

×ª TAU
169 Let my cry come before You, O LORD; Give me understanding according to Your word.
170 Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
171 My lips shall utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
172 My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let Your hand become my help, For I have chosen Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
174 I long for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) is my delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments (Judicial Laws) help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.

Psalm 119

Monday, 12 May---Day 23
True happiness

Tuesday, 13 May---Day 24
Confidence in God

×‘ BETH
9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
13 With my lips I have declared All the judgments (Judicial Laws) of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), As much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts (An authorized direction or order), And contemplate Your ways.
16 I will delight myself in Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) ; I will not forget Your word.

Wednesday, 14 May---Day 25
What God requires

×’ GIMEL
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
19 I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul breaks with longing For Your judgments (Judicial Laws) at all times.
21 You rebuke the proud—the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
23 Princes also sit and speak against me, But Your servant meditates on Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
24 Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) also are my delight And my counselors.

Thursday, 15 May---Day 26
The Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of God

×“ DALETH
25 My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
26 I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts (An authorized direction or order); So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
28 My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Remove from me the way of lying, And grant me Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments (Judicial Laws) I have laid before me.
31 I cling to Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions); O LORD, do not put me to shame!
32 I will run the course of Your commandments, For You shall enlarge my heart.

Friday, 16 May---Day 27
A prayer for guidance

×” HEY
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) , And I shall keep it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction); Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), And not to covetousness.
37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.
38 Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You.
39 Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments (Judicial Laws) are good.
40 Behold, I long for Your precepts (An authorized direction or order); Revive me in Your righteousness.

Saturday, 17 May---Day 28
Longing for God

×• WAW
41 Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD—Your salvation according to Your word.
42 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44 So shall I keep Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) continually, Forever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
46 I will speak of Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) also before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.
48 My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .

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WEEK FIVE -- GLORY, MAJESTY top

Sunday, 18 May---Day 29
A song of Thanksgiving

×–ZAYIN
49 Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
51 The proud have me in great derision, Yet I do not turn aside from Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
52 I remembered Your judgments (Judicial Laws) of old, O LORD, And have comforted myself.
53 Indignation has taken hold of me Because of the wicked, who forsake Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
54 Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I remember Your name in the night, O LORD, And I keep Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
56 This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).

Monday, 19 May ---Day 30
God and His people

×—HETH
57 You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep Your words.
58 I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
59 I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
60 I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
61 The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws).
63 I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .

Tuesday, 20 May ---Day 31
God and His people

×˜ TETH
65 You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
68 You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
69 The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order) with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
72 The Torah (Teaching and Instruction) of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

Wednesday, 21 May ---Day 32
God and His people

×™ YOD
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments (Judicial Laws) are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.
77 Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) is my delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; But I will meditate on Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
79 Let those who fear You turn to me, Those who know Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
80 Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) , That I may not be ashamed.

Thursday, 22 May ---Day 33
God and His people

×› KAPH
81 My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word.
82 My eyes fail from searching Your word, Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction).
86 All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me wrongfully; Help me!
87 They almost made an end of me on earth, But I did not forsake Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

Friday, 23 May ---Day 34
God and His people

×œ LAMED
89 Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides.
91 They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all are Your servants.
92 Unless Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction) had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts (An authorized direction or order), For by them You have given me life.
94 I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions).
96 I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Saturday, 24 May---Day 35
God, the King

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97 Oh, how I love Your Torah (Teaching and Instruction)! It is my meditation all the day.
98 You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions) are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts (An authorized direction or order).
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not departed from Your judgments (Moral or Ethical Laws), For You Yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through Your precepts (An authorized direction or order) I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.

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Sunday, 25 May---Day 36
God, the Judge

Monday, 26 May ---Day 37
A song of praise

Tuesday, 27 May ---Day 38
God, the Supreme King

Wednesday, 28 May ---Day 39
God, the Ruler of the world

Thursday, 29 May ---Day 40
God, the Supreme King

Friday, 30 May ---Day 41
The love of God

Saturday, 31 May---Day 42
God and His people

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Sunday, 01 June---Day 43
God's graciousness

Monday, 02 June ---Day 44
In praise of God

Tuesday, 03 June ---Day 45
The happiness of a good person

Wednesday, 04 June ---Day 46
The reward of obedience

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9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) .
13 With my lips I have declared All the judgments (Judicial Laws) of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies (Feasts and Traditions), As much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts (An authorized direction or order), And contemplate Your ways.
16 I will delight myself in Your statutes (Moral or Ethical Laws) ; I will not forget Your word.

Thursday, 05 June ---Day 47
A prayer for help

Friday, 06 June ---Day 48
A call for the universe to praise God

Saturday, 07 June---Day 49
A prayer of thanksgiving

Sunday, 08 June---Day 50
Praise God

THE DOUBLE PORTION IS RELEASED—

TORAH AND SPIRIT

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Wednesday, 14 May---Day 25 What God requires

Wednesday, 21 May ---Day 32 God and His people

Wednesday, 14 May---Day 25
What God requires

Wednesday, 21 May ---Day 32
God and His people