abb at , ▁Jewish ▁hol id ays , ▁and ▁other ▁fest ive ▁occasions ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁its ▁them es ▁of ▁joy ▁and ▁re dem ption . ▁The ▁ps alm ▁is ▁s ung ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁t unes ▁both ▁lit urg ical ▁and ▁sec ular . ▁The ▁most ▁well - known ▁mel ody ▁in ▁the ▁Ash ken azi ▁Jewish ▁world ▁is ▁that ▁by ▁Cant or ▁Pin chas ▁M ink ow sky ▁which ▁was ▁recorded ▁by ▁Cant or ▁Y oss le ▁Rosen blatt . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁traditional ▁for ▁some ▁Jews ▁to ▁place ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁Ps alm ▁ 1 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁labor ▁and ▁delivery ▁room ▁to ▁promote ▁an ▁easy ▁labor ▁by ▁asking ▁God ▁for ▁mer cy . ▁As ▁well , ▁it ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁baby ' s ▁carriage ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁baby ' s ▁room ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁child ▁and ▁surr ound ▁them ▁in ▁learning ▁and ▁with ▁holy ▁objects . ▁ ▁Christian ▁lit ur gy ▁The ▁lit urg ical ▁use ▁of ▁these ▁ps al ms ▁came ▁into ▁Christian ity ▁through ▁its ▁Jewish ▁roots . ▁The ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁Script ures ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Early ▁Church , ▁at ▁least ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Bible ▁was ▁concerned , ▁was ▁primarily ▁the ▁Sept u ag int . ▁In ▁the ▁Sept u ag int , ▁these ▁ps al ms ▁are ▁number ed ▁ 1 1 9 – 1 3 3 . ▁ ▁Many ▁early ▁herm its ▁observed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁rec iting ▁the ▁entire ▁Ps alter ▁daily , ▁co en ob