[Avodah] Mood of Tehillim

[Moshe Y. Gluck]

R' MB:
> To return from the drift to my original question... What is the indended
> mood of saying tehillim be'eis tzarah. We read them all as baqashos. But
> is that the intent?
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I don't know if this will help, but it's good to know, nonetheless... :-)

R' Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz explained the Zohar that says that there are
three types of Tefillos: Tefillah L'Ani is the Tefillah that comes from the
depths of the heart, with tears and beseeching, like a pauper begging. This
prayer is most accepted before Hashem.
Tefillah L'Moshe is with deep thought, and Hisbodedus about Hashem and
Yichudo, until one reaches the level of knowing that Ein Od M'lvado. 
Tefillah L'Dovid - who was the N'im Zemiros Yisroel - is to request
closeness to Hashem, Tzamah Nafshi L'elokim... When one experiences such a
feeling, he wants to and is capable of singing with the whole world in the
praise of Hashem. (See Perek Shirah.)

KT,
MYG