[Avodah] Is it permitted to say Tehilim for a sick person?

[cgsteinmetz at juno.com]

See Merkeves Hamishna on the Rambam, and Shu"t Tzitz Eliezer v 17 Siman
30.
CGS

On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:52:26 -0400 "Prof. Levine"
<Larry.Levine at stevens.edu> writes:
Rambam in Hilchos Avoda Zara 11:12 who after forbidding to say pessukim
from the Torah for physical relief quite vehemently, saying that not only
is that considered magic it also includes the one who does it among
Koferim in the Torah! because the words of the Torah are supposed to heal
the Nefesh and not the Body. He then continues "avol habori shekoro
pesukin o mizmor mitilim kedei shetogen olov zechus kerioson veyinotzel
mitzoros unezokim harei zeh mutar." A healthy person who reads verses or
a poem of Tehilim so that he should be protected by the Zechus of
reading, that is permitted. Note that there is no way that someone is
allowed to read for another person. It is only permitted to say it for
oneself. 

Yitzchok Levine 
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