When You Need Hashem’s Bracha on Your Efforts
You are working hard. Putting in the hours, doing your part, trying to build something real. And still there is a part of you that knows: the results are not in your hands. Success comes from somewhere higher. That is not a weakness. That is the truth every Yid carries.
Maybe things are going well and you want them to keep going well. Maybe you are starting something new and the uncertainty weighs on your heart. Or maybe you have been struggling and you need to feel that Hashem sees your effort. Whatever brought you here, you are in the right place.
Kapitel 112 of Tehillim begins with the words Ashrei ish yarei es Hashem, praised is the person who fears Hashem. Dovid HaMelech wrote this kapitel about the bracha that flows to someone who walks in Hashem’s ways. Wealth, stability, generosity, a good name. This is the jewish prayer for success that generations of Yidden have turned to when asking Hashem to bless the work of their hands.
Before You Say This Tefillah
Before you open to the kapitel, take a moment. Close your eyes if you can. Let go of the phone, the emails, the numbers running through your head. Just stand before Hashem. He already knows what you need. Speak to Him simply:
Ribono Shel Olam, You are the Source of all bracha. Everything I have comes from You, and everything I am trying to build depends on You. Please open the doors of parnassah and success for me. Give me the wisdom to make good decisions, the strength to keep going, and the emunah to trust You even when I cannot see the way forward. Let the work of my hands be blessed, and let me use whatever You give me for good, for Torah, for chesed, and for the honor of Your name. Elokah d’Meir aneni.
If giving tzedakah, add:
In the zechus of the tzedakah I am giving for Rabbi Meir Baal Haness, please bless me with true success. Ribono Shel Olam, I am helping to support Your children in Eretz Yisrael. Please let my own efforts bear fruit, and let my parnassah come with bracha, with menucha, and with shalom.
Kapitel 112: The Full Prayer
הַלְלוּ יָהּ אַשְׁרֵי אִישׁ יָרֵא אֶת יְהֹוָה בְּמִצְוֺתָיו חָפֵץ מְאֹד
גִּבּוֹר בָּאָרֶץ יִהְיֶה זַרְעוֹ דּוֹר יְשָׁרִים יְבֹרָךְ
הוֹן וָעֹשֶׁר בְּבֵיתוֹ וְצִדְקָתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַד
זָרַח בַּחֹשֶׁךְ אוֹר לַיְשָׁרִים חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם וְצַדִּיק
טוֹב אִישׁ חוֹנֵן וּמַלְוֶה יְכַלְכֵּל דְּבָרָיו בְּמִשְׁפָּט
כִּי לְעוֹלָם לֹא יִמּוֹט לְזֵכֶר עוֹלָם יִהְיֶה צַדִּיק
מִשְּׁמוּעָה רָעָה לֹא יִירָא נָכוֹן לִבּוֹ בָּטֻחַ בַּיהֹוָה
סָמוּךְ לִבּוֹ לֹא יִירָא עַד אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה בְצָרָיו
פִּזַּר נָתַן לָאֶבְיוֹנִים צִדְקָתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַד קַרְנוֹ תָּרוּם בְּכָבוֹד
רָשָׁע יִרְאֶה וְכָעָס שִׁנָּיו יַחֲרֹק וְנָמָס תַּאֲוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד
Halelu Yah. Ashrei ish yorei es Hashem, b'mitzvoisov chofeitz m'oid.
Gibboir bo'oretz yihyeh zar'oi, doir yeshorim yevorach.
Hoin vo'oisher b'veisoi, v'tzidkosoi oimedes lo'ad.
Zorach bachoidshech oir la'yeshorim, channun v'rachum v'tzaddik.
Toiv ish choinein umalveh, y'chalkel d'vorov b'mishpot.
Ki l'oilom loi yimmoit, l'zeicher oilom yihyeh tzaddik.
Mish'muoh ro'oh loi yiro, nochoin liboi botuch ba'Hashem.
Somuch liboi loi yiro, ad asher yir'eh v'tzorov.
Pizar nosan lo'evyoinim, tzidkosoi oimedes lo'ad, karnoi torum b'chovoid.
Rosho yir'eh v'cho'os, shinov yacharoik v'nomos, ta'avas resho'im toiveid.
Halelu Yah. Ashrei ish yare et Hashem, bemitzvotav chafetz me'od.
Gibbor ba'aretz yihyeh zar'o, dor yesharim yevorach.
Hon va'osher beveito, vetzidkato omedet la'ad.
Zarach bachoshech or la'yesharim, channun verachum vetzaddik.
Tov ish chonen umalveh, yechalkel devarav bemishpat.
Ki le'olam lo yimmot, lezekher olam yihyeh tzaddik.
Mishmu'a ra'a lo yira, nachon libo batuach ba'Hashem.
Samuch libo lo yira, ad asher yir'eh betzarav.
Pizar natan la'evyonim, tzidkato omedet la'ad, karno tarum bechavod.
Rasha yir'eh vecha'as, shinnav yacharok venamas, ta'avat resha'im toved.
Hallelujah! Happy is the person who fears Hashem, who is deeply devoted to His commandments.
Their descendants will be mighty in the land, a blessed generation of the upright.
Wealth and riches are in their house, and their righteousness endures forever.
A light shines in the darkness for the upright; they are gracious, compassionate, and just.
It is well with the person who lends generously, who conducts their affairs with fairness.
They shall never be shaken; the righteous one will be remembered forever.
They are not afraid of bad tidings; their heart is firm, trusting in Hashem.
Their heart is steady, they are unafraid, until they see the downfall of their foes.
They give freely to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their dignity is exalted in honor.
The wicked see it and are vexed; they gnash their teeth and waste away. The desire of the wicked shall come to nothing.
Kapitel 112 follows right after Kapitel 111, which speaks about Hashem’s greatness. Here, Dovid turns to the person who responds to that greatness with yiras Shamayim. The message is striking: true success is not random, not luck, not just talent. It flows from a life built on awe of Hashem, on generosity, on doing what is right. This is the kapitel to say when you want Hashem to bless the work you are putting into the world.
The Line To Hold On To
Ashrei ish yorei es Hashem “Happy is the person who fears Hashem”
The kapitel opens with a bold claim. The person who fears Hashem is the one who is truly happy. Not the one with the biggest house or the most impressive title. The one who walks through their day with an awareness of Hashem. The Gemara in Brachos (33b) teaches that everything is in the hands of Shamayim except for yiras Shamayim. Hashem gives us everything, but this one thing He asks us to bring on our own. When you show up with that, the rest follows. That is where real success begins.
Hoin vo’oisher b’veisoi “Wealth and riches are in their house”
Dovid does not shy away from this. He says it plainly: the person who fears Hashem will have wealth in their home. But look at what comes right after: “v’tzidkosoi oimedes lo’ad,” their righteousness endures forever. The wealth is real, but it is not the point. The point is what you do with it. Parnassah that flows through hands of tzedakah and chesed is parnassah with a bracha. That is the kind of success this kapitel is davening for.
Nochoin liboi botuch ba’Hashem “Their heart is firm, trusting in Hashem”
This is maybe the most powerful pasuk for anyone waiting for things to work out. A firm heart. Not a heart that has no worries, but a heart that holds steady because it trusts in Hashem. The Chovos HaLevavos, in Sha’ar HaBitachon, teaches that real bitachon means resting your heart on the One you trust. When the market shifts, when the deal falls through, when the numbers do not add up, a person whose heart is “botuch ba’Hashem” does not crumble. They daven, they do their hishtadlus, and they trust.
Pizar nosan lo’evyoinim “They give freely to the poor”
Right near the end, Dovid tells us something about the successful person: they give. They scatter their wealth to those in need. This is not an afterthought. It is part of the definition. The Gemara in Bava Basra (9b) teaches that tzedakah is equal to all the other mitzvos combined. When you ask Hashem for success, you are also accepting a responsibility. The bracha is not just for you. It passes through you. This tefillah for success is, at its heart, a prayer to become someone who can give.
How to Say This Tefillah
You can say Kapitel 112 at any time. Many say it in the morning, before heading out to work, when the day still feels open and full of possibility. Others say it at night, laying the day’s efforts before Hashem and asking for bracha on what comes next. There is no wrong time. When the heaviness sits on your heart, that is the right moment.
You can sit or stand. You can say it at your desk, in your car before a meeting, at the kitchen table after everyone has left. Hashem is not particular about where. He cares that you came.
Before you begin, set your kavanah. You might say quietly in your own words: “Hashem, I am bringing my parnassah before You. I have done my part. Please bless my efforts and let me see success that brings honor to Your name.”
There is a deep connection between tefillah and tzedakah. Tefillah is your heart reaching up. Tzedakah is your hand reaching out. When you say this kapitel and also give tzedakah in the zechus of Rabbi Meir Baal Haness, you are bringing the two together. Your davening and your ma’asim tovim rising as one. You are asking Hashem to hear your tefillah in the combined zechus of this great tzaddik and your own act of chesed. After the kapitel, you may say: Elokah d’Meir aneni.
Give Tzedakah in the Zechus of Rabbi Meir Baal Haness
The Gemara (Avodah Zarah 18a-18b) tells us about Rabbi Meir Baal Haness and the time his sister-in-law was trapped by the Romans in a terrible place. The situation looked impossible. Rabbi Meir cried out “Elokah d’Meir aneni” and she was brought to safety. A person stuck in a place with no visible way out was rescued through tefillah and the zechus of a tzaddik.
When you are waiting for success, it can feel like the doors are closed. You do your hishtadlus and still things do not move. Giving tzedakah in the zechus of Rabbi Meir Baal Haness is an act of emunah. You are saying: I trust that Hashem can open what seems shut. I am asking Him to hear me in the merit of this tzaddik and in the merit of my own chesed.
Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charities was founded in 1799. The talmidei chachamim at Rabbi Meir’s grave in Tiberias daven on behalf of those who reach out to them. The charity supports Torah scholars and the poor in Eretz Yisrael. For generations, Yidden have given to this cause at moments when they needed siyata dishmaya, and they have seen bracha come through that zechus.
Give Tzedakah in the Zechus of Rabbi Meir Baal Haness
How To Carry This Tefillah Into The Day
Tefillah and hishtadlus go hand in hand. We daven to Hashem and we do our part. Both matter.
If you are looking for parnassah, be proactive. Update your resume. Reach out to contacts. Learn a new skill that makes you more valuable. If you are running a business, look honestly at what is working and what needs to change. Speak to a mentor or a financial advisor. Get a second opinion on decisions that feel too big to carry alone.
Take care of the basics. Show up on time. Keep your word. Follow through on what you promise. These small things are the vessels through which bracha flows. Hashem sends the rain, but you have to prepare the field.
If the stress of financial pressure is affecting your sleep, your relationships, or your ability to think clearly, speak to a professional. A therapist or financial counselor can help you see options you might be missing. Asking for help is not a failure. It is hishtadlus, plain and simple.
Kapitel 112 of Tehillim is one of the most widely said tefillos for success and parnassah. Dovid HaMelech describes the person who fears Hashem as someone blessed with wealth, stability, and a good name. The kapitel connects success directly to yiras Shamayim and generosity.
Yes. You can say Kapitel 112 on behalf of a spouse, a child, a parent, or a friend. Hold their Hebrew name in your heart as you say the words. Many people say this kapitel for a family member who is looking for work or going through a difficult time with parnassah.
Rabbi Meir was a great Tanna whose tefillah, “Elokah d'Meir aneni,” brought about a miraculous rescue. Giving tzedakah in his zechus is not davening in the merit of Rabbi Meir. It is asking Hashem to hear your tefillah in the combined merit of this tzaddik and your own act of chesed. Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charities supports Torah scholars and families in Eretz Yisrael.
There is no single required time. Many say it before starting their workday, asking Hashem to bless the hours ahead. Others say it at night, placing the day's efforts in Hashem's hands. Say it whenever your heart feels the need.
Dovid HaMelech describes the bracha that flows to someone who fears Hashem, including wealth and honor. But the kapitel also makes clear that the real measure of success is what you do with it: generosity, righteousness, a steady heart. The tefillah is for bracha in its fullest sense, not just a number in a bank account.
A Bracha for Your Success
Success is on your heart. Perhaps you are building something, waiting for something, or trying to hold on to what you already have. Hashem sees every effort you put in, every bit of hishtadlus, and nothing is wasted before Him.
May Hashem open the doors of parnassah and bracha for you. May the work of your hands bear fruit, and may that fruit be sweet. May you have the wisdom to use what Hashem gives you for good, for Torah, for chesed, for the people who depend on you. And may your heart stay steady through it all, trusting in the One who holds everything in His hands.
You can submit a prayer request to the scholars at the tomb of Rabbi Meir in Tiberias at no cost. They will daven for your success by name through Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charities. And if you would like to give tzedakah in Rabbi Meir’s zechus as well, your kindness will rise together with your prayer.
