Tamid 7:3-4

Tamid 7:3

If the Kohein Gadol wanted to burn the offerings, he ascended the ramp with the Deputy Kohein Gadol on his right. When he reached the middle of the ramp, the Deputy Kohein Gadol would take his right hand and assist him. The first kohein handed him the head and the leg of the offering; the Kohein Gadol laid his hands on them and threw them on the fire. The second kohein then handed the two forelegs to the first kohein, who handed them to the Kohein Gadol; he laid his hands on them and threw them on the fire. The second kohein would depart and all the other limbs would be handled in this manner, i.e., passed to the Kohein Gadol who would lay his hands on them and throw them on the fire. If the Kohein Gadol preferred, he could lay his hands on the limbs and have someone else throw them on the fire. When the time came to go around the altar, he started from the southeast corner and proceeded to the northeast corner, from there to the northwest corner, and from there to the southwest corner. When he arrived there, he was given wine for the libations. The Deputy Kohein Gadol stood by the horn of the altar with flags in his hand, and two other kohanim stood on the “table of fats” with two silver trumpets in their hands. They blew tekiah, teruah, tekiah and then went to stand by Ben Arza (who had cymbals), one on either side of him. When the Kohein Gadol bent down to pour the libation, the Deputy Kohein Gadol waved the flags, signaling Ben Arza to strike the cymbals and the Leviim to sing the Psalm of the day. When they reached the end of a section, a tekiah was blown and the people would bow down. At the end of every section a tekiah was blown and at every tekiah the people would bow down. This was the order of the daily Tamid offering for the service in the Temple. May it be God’s will that it be rebuilt quickly in our days, amen!

Tamid 7:4

The following are the Psalms that were sung in the Temple. On Sunday they would sing Psalm 24: The Earth is Hashem’s as is everything in it; the world and those who dwell on it. On Monday they would sing Psalm 48: Great is Hashem and highly to be praised in the city of our God, the mountain of his Holiness. On Tuesday they would sing Psalm 82: God stands in the congregation of God; He judges among the judges. On Wednesday they would sing Psalm 94: God of vengeances Hashem, God of vengeances appear. On Thursday they would sing Psalm 81: Sing out to God our strength, shout out to the God of Jacob. On Friday they would sing Psalm 93: Hashem reigns clothed in majesty. On Shabbos they would sing Psalm 92: A psalm, a song for the sabbath day, i.e., a psalm, a song for the future, for the time that will be entirely Shabbos rest for everlasting life.