“רַבִּים אֹמְרִים מִי יַרְאֵנוּ טוֹב נְסָה עָלֵינוּ אוֹר פָּנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה”

“Many say, “Who will show us goodness?” Raise up over us the light of Your countenance, O Lord.”

Many (most?) of the people ask G-d to show His goodness to them, so they will achieve as many desires they can have as possible.

“I”, say David, “ask otherwise”: I know my bliss is not dependent on external / material items, instead, by inner spiritual ones. “The light of your countenance, O Lord”.

– Spread your light upon us, so we will see our true inner self.
The emphasize is, that we usually think we know what is best for us, according to our feelings. David says, that the creator, who ‘invented’ us and our needs, He knows best what is the real good – even for us.

Question 1: Is this similar to the Buddha’s enlightenment?

Question 2: It is easy to say ‘G-d’s point of view’, but there is no reference whatsoever to what is this point of view that leads to peacefulness, stability and bliss.

Answer: It is mentioned two verses ahead (Psalm 4:9), there we will also look for the Buddhist’s approach.