Stand at the crossroads,

and look,

And ask for the ancient paths,

Where the good way is;

and walk in it,

And find rest for your souls.

Jeremiah 6:16

Counting the Omer

You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you shall present a grain offering of new grain to the Lord. (Lev 23:15-16)

Scripture does not specify how you count the omer, only that you do. One tradition is to read progressivly from the Psalms of ascent as you count each day. The chart below is to help keep you organized as you perform this mitzva.

  1Psalm 119:1-8
  2Psalm 119:9-16
  3Psalm 119:17-24
  4Psalm 119:25-32
  5Psalm 119:33-40
  6Psalm 119:41-48
  7Psalm 119:49-56
  8Psalm 119:57-64
  9Psalm 119:65-72
10Psalm 119:73-80
11Psalm 119:81-88
12Psalm 119:89-96
13Psalm 119:97-104
14Psalm 119:105-112
15Psalm 119:113-120
16Psalm 119:121-128
17Psalm 119:129-136
18Psalm 119:137-144
19Psalm 119:145-152
20Psalm 119:153-160
21Psalm 119:161-168
22Psalm 119:169-176
23Psalm 1:1-6
24Psalm 11:1-7
25Psalm 15:1-5
26Psalm 19:7:14
27Psalm 15:4-10
28Psalm 63:1-8
29Psalm 67:1-7
30Psalm 78:1-16
31Psalm 78:17-31
32Psalm 78:32-39
33Psalm 78:40-55
34Psalm 78:56-72
35Psalm 93:1-5
36Psalm 94:12-23
37Psalm 95:1-7
38Psalm 96:1-13
39Psalm 98:1-9
40Psalm 99:1-9
41Psalm 103:1-22
42Psalm 105:1-11
43Psalm 106:1-5
44Psalm 111:1-10
45Psalm 112:1-10
46Psalm 128:1-6
47Psalm 130:1-8
48Psalm 148:1-14
49Psalm 138:1-8
50Psalm 150:1-6
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