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beneficial for protection. Likewise, the Rambam (Hilchot "

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åéìòî íéòø íéòâôå úåðòøåô éðéî ìë äçåã íéìéäú øôñá ìéâøä
éðéî ìë íäéìò ìâìâîå ,åøåã éðá ìë ìòîå åúçôùî ìòîå åúéá éðá ìòîå ,
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ùéù éîù íéùåã÷ä íù éùðàî äìá÷ ùéå ...úåçìöäå úåáåèå úåëøá òôù
åà íéá øáåò åà êøãá êìäî àåäù åà ,øòö åà äòùä ÷çåã äæéà åì !

äàøéå äòðëäáå äðåëá ÷ñôä éìá íåé ìëá íéìéäúä ìë àø÷é ,úåøäðá
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One who is accustomed to [recite] the Book of Tehillim

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one in his generation, and brings upon them all types of

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from the sacred, prominent men that one who faces any
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standing the text. Likewise, the Sefer Ha’chinuch (512) writes