What psalm is recited as the Torah is carried from the bimah back to the ark, and when is it said?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah records the prevalent custom of reciting Mizmor L'David (Psalm 29) on Shabbat/Yom Tov-Shabbat and Lamed Daled Mizmor (Psalm 24) on regular weekdays and Yom Tov.
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