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