Psalm 78

Psalm 78 (Greek numbering: Psalm 77) is the 78th psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms. It is one of the 12 Psalms of Asaph and is described as a "maskil".^[1] It is the second-longest Psalm, second only to Psalm 119 in length.

Uses in Judaism

• Is recited on the third through sixth days of Passover in some traditions.^[2]
• Verse 36-37 are found in the Foundation of Repentance recited on the eve of Rosh Hashanah^[3]
• Verse 38 (V'hu Rachum) is the first verse of a paragraph by the same name in Pesukei Dezimra,^[4] is the seventeenth verse of Yehi Kivod in Pesukei Dezimra,^[5] is the opening verse of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays,^[6] is found in Uva Letzion,^[7] and is one of two verses recited at the beginning of Maariv^[8]
• Verse 54 is part of Pirkei Avot Chapter 6, no. 10^[9]
• Verse 61 is part of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays^[10]

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