91 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 

9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 

13 O Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 

14 O Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.  

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 

"The Garden of Glory"

So this technique is actually my personal method for cleansing my space of unwanted entities. The origin of this technique goes back to Berakhot 62a:9, where it talks about how the wife of Rabbi Rava would rattle nuts in a “Copper vessel” to scare away the demon of the privy. I have since added some of my own personal adjustments based on other parts of Jewish lore.

You Will Need:

A Copper Bowl, Jar, or other object you can use to as a vessel. (Pro tip: you can make a cleansing rod by using a capped off copper pipe with the nuts inside)

Nuts of some sort, personally I always use almonds as they are considered a Segula against the evil eye so they seemed the most fitting

Now, as to what you choose to do to accompany this next part is up to you. I generally put on my Tefillin and Talit and sing Psalm 91 as I go, which is considered a powerful protective psalm, which is actually dubbed the "Anti-Demonic Psalm". All of that is optional but I find it helps and adds some extra chutzpah to the ritual. From here, all you’re going to want to do is to walk about the space you wish to cleanse while rattling the nuts in you copperware + whatever else you do in addition, if anything, until you feel your work is done!

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.

He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.

A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

If you make the Most High your dwelling-- even the LORD, who is my refuge--

then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him;

With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."

The whole chapter of Psalm 91 is a comfort for the people nowadays. The sudden explosion in Lebanon caused the whole world panic and we are all worried about the people there. We are all far from them and cannot even help those people who are sick, children who are suffering, families who lost their loved ones but we can all pray for them and claim what God promised in Psalm 91. 

Let us all continue to pray for their safety, for comfort to the family, for deliverance, for this pandemic to end, for wisdom to our leaders and an overall safety for the whole world. Our God listens to our prayers and as what He promised in the scripture, thousand may fall at our side and ten thousand at our right but it will not come near us. 

The God who saved us from death is also the same God who will deliver us from all of this! May the Lord our God who brought Israel out of Egypt will also bring us out of this pandemic and war and will continue to strengthen our brothers and sisters especially those who are in Lebanon and our frontliners who are fighting the pandemic outbreak until now. Our God who promised that He will never leave us will always be here with us as we face these scary times and will deliver us from all harm.In Jesus’ mighty name! Amen!

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Surely he will save you   from the fowler’s snare   and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers,   and under his wings you will find refuge;   his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night,   nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,   nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side,   ten thousand at your right hand,   but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes   and see the punishment of the wicked.

If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”   and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you,   no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you   to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands,   so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the cobra;    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;   I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him;   I will be with him in trouble,   I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him   and show him my salvation.”