“אֲנִי שָׁכַבְתִּי וָאִישָׁנָה הֱקִיצוֹתִי כִּי יְהֹוָה יִסְמְכֵנִי” “I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will support me.” Do you know the feeling of being so troubled / worried, you cannot fall asleep. If you suffer from this, imagine now you lost all of your properties, dignity, you’re being chased after and the …
“רַבִּים אֹמְרִים לְנַפְשִׁי אֵין יְשׁוּעָתָה לּוֹ בֵאלֹהִים סֶלָה” “Great men say concerning my soul, “He has no salvation in God to eternity.”” They are not chasing only my body, but also my soul. Blaming me while saying there is no way back, no possibility for repentance from this unfortunate event of Bat Sheva in which I have …
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” יְהֹוָה מָה רַבּוּ צָרָי רַבִּים קָמִים עָלָי” “O Lord, how many have my adversaries become! Great men rise up against me.” It is not easy to withstand when many people are opposing you, it is much harder, when not only the ‘stupid mob’ is against you, but among them there are also ‘great men’. King …
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King David’s life was full of oppression. As a young boy by his brothers, afterwards by King Saul… but the worst of all, was the one by his own son Absalom , who wanted to rule over Israel in place of his father David. This oppression is the story behind Psalm 3, as indicated in the first …
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“נַשְּׁקוּ בַר פֶּן יֶאֱנַף | וְתֹאבְדוּ דֶרֶךְ כִּי יִבְעַר כִּמְעַט אַפּוֹ אַשְׁרֵי כָּל חוֹסֵי בוֹ” “Arm yourselves with purity lest He become angry and you perish in the way, for in a moment His wrath will be kindled; the praises (bliss) of all who take refuge in Him.” A Psalm that starts with the word …
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“עִבְדוּ אֶת יְהֹוָה בְּיִרְאָה וְגִילוּ בִּרְעָדָה” “Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with quaking.” I am postponing my interpretation for this verse, because of two reasons: There are so many beautiful commentaries for this verse among the Jewish sages writings, it will take me longer time to research it, 2) I am still not …
“שְׁאַל מִמֶּנִּי וְאֶתְּנָה גוֹיִם נַחֲלָתֶךָ וַאֲחֻזָּתְךָ אַפְסֵי אָרֶץ” “Request of Me, and I will make nations your inheritance, and the ends of the earth your possession.” “תְּרֹעֵם בְּשֵׁבֶט בַּרְזֶל כִּכְלִי יוֹצֵר תְּנַפְּצֵם” “You shall break them with an iron rod; like a potter’s vessel you shall shatter them.” “וְעַתָּה מְלָכִים הַשְׂכִּילוּ הִוָּסְרוּ שֹׁפְטֵי אָרֶץ” “And …
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“אֲסַפְּרָה אֶל חֹק יְהֹוָה אָמַר אֵלַי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ” “I will tell of the decree; The Lord said to me, “You are My son; this day have I begotten you.” Did anyone asked a prince: ‘Do you want to be one?’, is it up to him to accept the responsibilities this role brings …
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“נְנַתְּקָה אֶת מוֹסְרוֹתֵימוֹ וְנַשְׁלִיכָה מִמֶּנּוּ עֲבֹתֵימוֹ” “Let us break their bands and cast off their cords from us.” “יוֹשֵׁב בַּשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׂחָק אֲדֹנָי יִלְעַג לָמוֹ” “He Who dwells in Heaven laughs; the Lord mocks them.” “אָז יְדַבֵּר אֵלֵימוֹ בְאַפּוֹ וּבַחֲרוֹנוֹ יְבַהֲלֵמוֹ” “Then He speaks to them in His wrath; and He frightens them with His sore …
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“יִתְיַצְּבוּ מַלְכֵי אֶרֶץ וְרוֹזְנִים נוֹסְדוּ יָחַד עַל יְהֹוָה וְעַל מְשִׁיחוֹ” “Kings of a land stand up, and nobles take counsel together against the Lord and against His anointed?” What is it in the Lord, that these kings and nobles are avoiding? Why are they rebelling against HaShem? It is a struggle against G-d’s morality in the world. Unlike …
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