Psalm 90 appears in the Sabbath service, reflecting its holiness, and is also the seventh Psalm of the Tikkun HaKlali…
Part 1
This series of posts will discuss how to make the most of each יום (yom, day), using classical references with a focus on Breslov sources. The word yom occurs five times in Psalm 90, the first Psalm of Book Four. Psalm 90 appears in the Sabbath service, reflecting its holiness, and is also the seventh Psalm of the Tikkun HaKlali, a powerful rectification revealed by the holy Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. A selection of ten Psalms, Tikkun HaKlali was recommended by Rebbe Nachman for recital as a general spiritual remedy to bring about inner purity, joy, and many other benefits. These Psalms are 16, 32, 41, 42, 59, 77, 90, 105, 137, and 150.
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Moshe Rabbeinu
Moshe Rabbeinu wrote Psalms 90–100 in his youth, reflecting on the suffering of his people in Egypt (Rav Matisyahu Stashun on Bava Basra 14a).
The Midrash (Shemos Rabbah 5:22) tells us that the Jews, suffering under the harsh yoke of slavery, possessed the manuscript of Moshe Rabbeinu’s Psalms and found solace and hope for deliverance in his words (Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky).
These Psalms are not a direct communion with G-d through his greatest of Prophets but were Moshe Rabbeinu’s own words (Ibn Ezra). Through the Psalms, we can hear the voice and personality of Moshe. He speaks honestly and with great emotion about the existential challenge man faces. Tradition tells us King David possessed an ancient manuscript containing the Psalms composed by Moshe Rabbeinu (Radak) and incorporated them into his holy work.
