“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, …
“בְּקָרְאִי עֲנֵנִי אֱלֹהֵי צִדְקִי בַּצָּר הִרְחַבְתָּ לִּי חָנֵּנִי וּשְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי” “When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness; in my distress You have relieved me, be gracious to me and hearken to my prayer.” ..”A song of David..in my distress..” Again the question arises, what room is there for songs, when the time …
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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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“עַל כֵּן לֹא יָקֻמוּ רְשָׁעִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט וְחַטָּאִים בַּעֲדַת צַדִּיקִים“ “Therefore, the wicked shall not stand up in judgment, nor shall the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.“ Wicked`s sentence will come. But why is does it happen that way? Why won’t the punishment be an immediate one? so we can witness it, the wicked themselves will …
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אַשְׁרֵי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב: The praises of a man are that he did not follow the counsel of the wicked, neither did he stand in the way of sinners nor sit in the company of scorners. “Ashrei Ha Ish “, ‘Osher’ in Hebrew …