Weekly Tefilah Focus

Azi v’zimras Kah, va’y’hi li liy’shuah

Hashem is my might and my praise, and He was a salvation for me…

Ashirah laShem

I shall sing to Hashem…

Azi v’zimras kah, va’y’hi li liy’shuah

Hashem is my might and my praise, and He was a salvation for me…

We know that when Chazal present p’sukim from the Torah, N’viim, and K’suvim, it generally follows this order; p’sukim from the Torah are mentioned first. That being the case, why did Chazal place Az Yashir at the end of P’sukei D’Zimrah, which are primarily p’sukim from T’hilim – part of the K’suvim category? Az Yashir should have logically been placed first. This question is asked by the Zohar (Parshas T’rumah 131:2) and quoted by the Aruch HaShulchan (siman 52:1).

…ki ga’oh ga’ah…

…for He is exalted above the arrogant

Az yashir Moshe…es haShirah ha’zos…va’yomru leimor

Then Moshe chose to sing…this shirah…and they said leimor…