Tehilim — the complete app for reading the 150 Psalms of King David, on iPhone and iPad.
Designed for daily reading as well as in-depth study, Tehilim brings together the pointed Hebrew text with cantillation marks (te'amim), trusted English and French translations, and a Sephardic transliteration in a clean, calm and fully accessible interface.
— THE FULL CORPUS —
• All 150 Tehilim, 2,527 verses
• Hebrew text with nikud (vowel points) and te'amim (cantillation)
• English translation: JPS 1917 (via Sefaria)
• French translation: Beth Loubavitch (with permission)
• Sephardic transliteration for beginners
— DAILY READING —
• Traditional monthly cycle (split across 30 days)
• Day-of-the-week reading
• Customizable notification reminders
• Auto-resume from your last reading
— LELOUY NICHMAT & REMEMBRANCE —
• A personalized reading for the elevation of a departed soul: the sequence uses the letters of their first name, the relationship (בן/בת), the mother's first name, then נשמה
• Automatic calculation of the next azcara (yahrzeit) from the date of death, following traditional rules (Adar / Adar II, Heshvan, Kislev…)
• Reminders 7 days before and on the day itself
• Share via SMS, WhatsApp… — the recipient imports the prayer into the app in one tap
• Edit anytime, with private iCloud sync across your devices
— SHABBAT MODE —
• During Shabbat, the app and widget give way to a peaceful "Chabbat Chalom" screen
• Start (candle lighting) and end (nightfall) times computed from your location and the date
• Can be turned on or off, with a "continue anyway" option
— THEMATIC PATHS —
• 18 "Life Situations": health, livelihood, marriage, mourning, travel, exams…
• Tikkun HaKlali (Rabbi Nachman's 10 Psalms)
• Tehilim 119 (AlphaBeta) browsable section by section, letter by letter
— PRAYERS & RITUAL —
• Prayer before reading Tehilim
• Prayer after reading Tehilim
• One tap from any reading screen
— READING EXPERIENCE —
• Ezra SIL SR font, optimized for te'amim
• 5 independent text sizes (Hebrew and translation)
• Hebrew or numeric verse numbering
• Bilingual French / English interface (or follow your device)
• Light / dark / system theme
• Hebrew text right-justified (traditional layout)
• Hebrew date always visible
— HOME-SCREEN WIDGET —
• "Today's Tehilim" widget in three sizes
• Auto-refreshes daily
• Tap → opens today's psalms directly
— FAVORITES & SEARCH —
• Heart your favorite Tehilim
• Search by number (Arabic or Hebrew) or keyword
• Beautiful image-style verse sharing
— iPAD —
• Optimized layout: sidebar and side-by-side Hebrew / translation reading in landscape
— ACCESSIBILITY —
• WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
• Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
• Optimized contrasts, reduced motion
— PRIVACY-FIRST —
• No personal data collected, no account, no ads, no trackers
• Your location (Shabbat mode) is only used to compute times on-device — never transmitted or stored
• Your saved prayers sync privately via iCloud (your Apple account)
• Tehilim reading works fully offline
Tehilim is free, with no in-app purchases and no advertising. It is dedicated לעילוי נשמת ג׳והאן מאיר בן שרה בוגנים.
Sources:
• Hebrew text and English translation: Sefaria (CC-BY)
• French translation: Beth Loubavitch — le-tehilim.online
• Font: Ezra SIL SR by SIL International (SIL OFL)
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This update brings several improvements to the reading experience: Shabbat end time is now based on nightfall according to your location, the Shabbat screen now displays both start and end times, the English translation has been completed, the app now falls back to English when the system language is neither French nor English.
Version 1.12.1
The developer, David Bouganim, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Supported Features
VoiceOver
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Reduced Motion
Information
Seller
David Bouganim
Size
13.6 MB
Category
Reference
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.