Shir Shel Yom - Song of the Day
A part of the morning Temple service, the Levi'im chanted a psalm that was suited to the significance of that particular day of the week. (Tamid 7:4)
Monday - Today is the second day of the Shabbat, on which the Leviim would recite in the Holy Temple
Tehillim 48
A song, a psalm, by the sons of Korach. Great is HASHEM and much praised, in the city of our G-d, Mount of His Holiness. Fairest of sites, joy of all the earth is Mount Tziyon, by the northern sides of the great king's city. In her palaces G-d is known as the Stronghold. For behold - the kings assembled, they came together. They saw and they were astounded, they were confounded and hastily fled. Trembling gripped them there, convulsions like a woman in birth travail. With an east wind you smashed the ships of Tarshish. As we heard, so we saw in the city of HASHEM, Master of Legions, in the city of our G-d - may G-d establish it to eternity, Selah! We hoped, O G-d, for Your kindness, in the midst of Your Sanctuary. Like Your Name, O G-d, so is Your praise - to the ends of the earth; righteousness fills Your right hand. May Mount Tziyon be glad, may the daughters of Yehudah rejoice, because of Your judgments. Walk about Tziyon and encircle her, count her towers. Mark well in your hearts her ramparts, raise up her palaces, that you may recount it to the succeeding generation: that this is G-d, our G-d, forever and ever, He will guide us like children.
