#omer Day 1 Chesed This piece of art is entitled ‘Shir haShirim’ (Song of Songs). So why this on Day 1 of the Omer count? ‘With My mighty steeds who battled Pharaoh’s riders I revealed that you are My beloved.” Shir haShirim 1:9 The love expressed in Shir haShirim (in many verses) being the most intense of all – the chesed of chesed.