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Names 19 to 27. Four of them take their last letter from the Name of the Lord written in the third verse.

Names 19 to 27 draw their first letter from "lifnei machaneh Yisrael," "before the camp of Israel"; their second from "vayaer et halaylah velo," "it lit up the night, and one did not come near," still read backwards; their third from "vayolekh Hashem et," "the Lord drove" the sea. Names 22 to 25 take their third letter, one by one, from the four letters of the Name of the Lord written in that verse: Yod for ייי, Heh for מלה, Vav for חהו, Heh for נתה.

19. לוו (Lamed, Vav, Vav). Psalm 40:2: "I hoped, I hoped in the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry."

20. פהל (Peh, Heh, Lamed). Psalm 119:108: "Accept, Lord, the freewill offerings of my mouth, and teach me Your judgments."

21. נלך (Nun, Lamed, Kaf). Psalm 18:50: "Therefore I will thank You among the nations, Lord, and sing to Your name."

22. ייי (Yod, Yod, Yod). Psalm 147:11: "The Lord favors those who fear Him, those who hope for His kindness."

23. מלה (Mem, Lamed, Heh). Psalm 118:24: "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."

24. חהו (Chet, Heh, Vav). Psalm 95:6: "Come, let us bow down and kneel, let us bend the knee before the Lord our Maker."

25. נתה (Nun, Tav, Heh). Psalm 34:5: "I sought the Lord and He answered me; from all my fears He delivered me."

26. האא (Heh, Alef, Alef). Psalm 97:1: "The Lord reigns: let the earth exult, let the many islands rejoice."

27. ירת (Yod, Resh, Tav). Psalm 140:2: "Rescue me, Lord, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man."

The verse of name 23 is the one sung in Hallel: "This is the day the Lord has made." Sha'arei Tziyon does not comment on the verses one by one; it gives them to be said, in order, as a single prayer. Name 26, האא, receives "The Lord reigns," the verse that opens Psalm 97.

Source text

זֶה־הַיּוֹם עָשָׂה יְהוָה נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בוֹ

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalms 118:24, Tanach with Nikkud, Public Domain.

Key terms

HebrewTransliterationMeaning
יהוהHaChemthe Name of the Lord, not pronounced as written
ויולךvayolekh"He drove" the sea

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Where the 72 Names come fromThree verses of 72 letters, read forwards, backwards, then forwards: so 72 names are born, which the tradition keeps for prayer.Names 1 to 9The first nine names, from the very first, והו, which Rashi works out letter by letter, to the ninth, with the Psalm verse of each.Names 10 to 18Names 10 to 18. Two of them share the same letters, לאו, at places 11 and 17: the list counts the place, not only the letters.Names 19 to 27Names 19 to 27. Four of them take their last letter from the Name of the Lord written in the third verse.Names 28 to 36Names 28 to 36: the camp of Israel moves on, cloud and darkness come between, the east wind blows, and each name receives its verse.Names 37 to 45Names 37 to 45. The first, אני, is the one Rabbi Yehudah said around the altar, together with והו, according to the Mishnah and Rashi.Names 46 to 54Names 46 to 54. Name 49 repeats the letters of the very first, והו, with a verse of praise: "Great is the Lord."Names 55 to 63Names 55 to 63: the pillar stands behind Israel, the sea becomes dry land, and the verses speak of the throne, salvation and blessing.Names 64 to 72The last nine names, up to מום, formed from the last letter of the first verse, the first of the second and the last of the third.

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