To You I Call

Foreword 
   Rabbi Elyse D. Frishman
Acknowledgments 
Introduction 
Psalms for Anticipation
Making Life-Changing Decisions: Psalm 1 
Before Major Transitions: Psalm 118 
While Waiting for Important News: Psalm 9 
Taking or Receiving Results of a Major Exam: Psalm 46 
Before Entering Stressful Situations: Psalm 59 
Before Marching for Social Change: Psalm 50 
Before an Election: Psalm 111 
When Caregiving: Psalm 55 
Before or After Surgery: Psalm 20 
Beginning Hospice Care: Psalm 73 
Going to the Mikveh: Psalm 77 
Before Traveling: Psalm 138 
A Long-Anticipated Meeting: Psalm 133
Praying for the Growth of an Embryo: Psalm 37 
Beginning a Process of Expanding One’s Family: Psalm 144 
Psalms for Commemoration
Shivah—The Week After Losing a Beloved: Psalm 3 
Sh’loshim—The Month After Losing a Beloved: Psalm 13
At the Grave of a Beloved: Psalm 91
Unveiling: Psalm 104
Yahrzeit—A Year After Losing a Beloved: Psalm 121 
Remembering a Life-Changing Loss: Psalm 131 
Remembering a Traumatic Event: Psalm 137 
Choosing to End a Pregnancy: Psalm 27 
Anniversaries: Psalm 117 
Marking Time Since or Leading to Moving: Psalm 105 
Psalms for Despair
Accepting Death: Psalm 63 
The Day After Losing a Beloved: Psalm 23 
Experiencing a Significant Loss for the First Time: Psalm 61 
Mourning Multiple Losses: Psalm 62 
When We Fail: Psalm 130 
When Leaving, Separating, or Divorcing: Psalm 103
After Losing a Wanted Pregnancy: Psalm 31 
Experiencing Infertility: Psalm 34 
Psalms for Gratitude
Birthdays: Psalm 119
Graduations: Psalm 113 
Professional Achievements: Psalm 128 
Retirement: Psalm 112 
Moving into a New Home or Making Changes to a Home: Psalm 122 
Marriage: Psalm 100 
Pregnancy: Psalm 139 80
After Giving Birth: Psalm 115 
At a Naming Ceremony: Psalm 8
When a Child Reaches a Milestone of Adulthood: Psalm 84 
Looking Back on a Life-Changing Moment: Psalm 5 
Making It Safely out of a Precarious Situation: Psalm 28 
Reuniting After a Long Separation: Psalm 147 
After Studying a Jewish Text: Psalm 78 
Traveling to Israel: Psalm 126 
Psalms for Pain
From Health to Illness: Psalm 6 
Loss of an Ability: Psalm 90 
Calling Out for Healing: Psalm 40 
Experiencing a Climate Disaster: Psalm 29 
Experiencing Antisemitism, Racism, Discrimination, or Hate: Psalm 39 
Experiencing Political Violence: Psalm 74 
In Times of Abuse: Psalm 18 
In Times of Pain: Psalm 41
In Times of Loneliness: Psalm 88 
In Times of War or Conflict: Psalm 140 
After an Argument: Psalm 143 
Psalms for Relief
From Illness to Health: Psalm 16
Surviving an Accident: Psalm 92
For Sobriety or Changing a Habit: Psalm 33 
After Coming Out/Inviting In: Psalm 94 
Living into Our Identities: Psalm 4 
Holding a Child for the First Time: Psalm 45 
Feeding a Child: Psalm 136 
Experiencing Success After Hard Work: Psalm 67 
Accepting a New Job: Psalm 72 
Paying Off a Debt: Psalm 66 
After Planning a Major Event: Psalm 48 
Moments of Respite: Psalm 19 
Before Going on Vacation: Psalm 24 
Index of Psalms 
About the Author