{"id":4903,"date":"2015-07-01T21:12:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T21:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=4903"},"modified":"2018-09-24T00:12:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T00:12:27","slug":"tehillim-psalms-70-part-2-those-who-seek-instruction-from-the-lord-will-be-glad-and-exult-in-his-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-70-part-2-those-who-seek-instruction-from-the-lord-will-be-glad-and-exult-in-his-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 70, Part 2, Those who seek instruction from the Lord will be glad and exult in His word!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s study from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 70:1-6, <\/span>the psalm opens saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8: <\/span> For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial. (NASB)<\/span> a psalm, a song for remembrance. In Parashat Yitro, <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 20:24<\/span>, the Lord said <\/span>\u201c… in every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> Notice how the Scriptures say the altar is to be built in a particular way (without tools) and not to be built in places that are chosen arbitrarily, but at places which the Lord has chosen. David continues by seeking the Lord for help saying, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span> 70:1 O God, hasten to deliver me; O Lord, hasten to my help! (NASB)<\/span> similar to <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 38:22<\/span>. He defines the kind of help that he is seeking saying, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05d9\u05b5\u05d1\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b9\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05d7\u05b2\u05e4\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b5\u05e7\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b6\u05d0\u05b8\u05d7 | \u05d4\u05b6\u05d0\u05b8\u05d7:<\/span> 70:2 Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 70:3 Let those be turned back because of their shame Who say, \u2018Aha, aha!\u2019 (NASB)<\/span> David speaks of shame and humiliation for those who seek his life. The idea is for those who are in the covenant relationship with the Lord, they will also be in fellowship with David and seeking the Lord God in heaven at His Tabernacle. In previous psalms, David describes the peace and safety that is present before the Lord at His Tabernacle. He continues saying, <\/span>\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05e9\u05b9\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc | \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05ea\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d2\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: <\/span> 70:4 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, \u2018Let God be magnified.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span> What is the joy of the Lord? The joy of the Lord is the gladness of heart that comes from knowing God, abiding in the Messiah, and being filled with the Holy Spirit. The joy of the Lord is also found within the Salvation of God. According to the Scriptures, Salvation consists of a future expectation (eternal), and a present temporal salvation from one\u2019s enemies. The temporal aspect is what David is seeking from the Lord in the psalm saying, <\/span>\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e2\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4-\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b0\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8: <\/span> 70:5 But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay. (NASB)<\/span> Here, David says the Lord is his help and deliverer. Elsewhere, we read the Lord is my Light (<\/span>John 1:7-9; John 12:35, 36, 46, and 1 John 1:5<\/span>). This statement is found in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 27:1<\/span>, and the idea may be found in <\/span>Isaiah 60:1, 20, Micah 7:8,<\/span> and elsewhere. The light of God is a reference to <\/span>\u201cHis righteousness,\u201d<\/span> and is the beauty of the Name of God. The Lord is my Salvation (<\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalm 18:2, 62:2-6<\/span>), whom shall I fear? <\/span>\u201cIf the Lord is for us, who can be against us?\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Romans 8:31<\/span>). Whom shall we fear? (<\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalm 118:6 The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?<\/span>). <\/span><\/p>\n

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Tehillim \/ Psalms 70<\/span><\/p>\n

For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial. 70:1 O God, hasten to deliver me; O Lord, hasten to my help! 70:2 Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 70:3 Let those be turned back because of their shame Who say, \u2018Aha, aha!\u2019 70:4 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, \u2018Let God be magnified.\u2019 70:5 But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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T<\/span>oviyah \/ Psalms 70<\/span><\/p>\n

70:1 For praise; composed by David, for remembrance; concerning the handful of incense. 70:2 O God, [hasten] to deliver us, O Lord, hasten to our aid. 70:3 Let those who seek my soul be ashamed and disgraced; let those who desire my ruin draw back and be dishonored. 70:4 Let them turn back, because they lay in wait for me; let those who say about me \u201cWe have rejoiced, rejoiced!\u201d be punished as befits their shame. 70:5 Let those who seek instruction from you be glad and exult in your word, and let those who love your redemption always say, \u201cMay the glory of the Lord be magnified.\u201d 70:6 But I am poor and lowly, O God; hasten to me, you are my help and salvation; O Lord, do not delay. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Psalmoi \/ Psalms 70<\/span><\/p>\n

For the end, by David for a remembrance, that the Lord may save me. 70:1 Draw nigh, O God, to my help. 70:2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek my soul: let them be turned backward and put to shame, that wish me evil. 70:3 Let them that say to me, Aha, aha, be turned back and put to shame immediately. 70:4 Let all that seek thee exult and be glad in thee: and let those that love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 70:5 But I am poor and needy; O God, help me: thou art my helper and deliverer, O Lord, delay not. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In this week\u2019s study from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 70:1-6, <\/span>the psalm opens saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8: <\/span> For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial. (NASB)<\/span> a psalm, a song for remembrance. According to the MT, we are told that this psalm was written by David for a memorial (<\/span>\u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8<\/span>, <\/span>for remembrance<\/span>). This week\u2019s psalm is very short, and David appears to be calling out to the Lord so the Lord would remember him and deliver him from his enemies and from those who would cause him hurt. The title of the Psalm is not uncommon as we are reminded in the Neviim (Prophets) section of the Tanach, from <\/span>2 Samuel 1:17-27<\/span> when David wrote a special song in remembrance of King Saul and his son Jonathan after they died.<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Samuel 1:17-27<\/span><\/p>\n

1:17 Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son, 1:18 and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; behold, it is written in the book of Jashar. 1:19 \u2018Your beauty, O Israel, is slain on your high places! How have the mighty fallen! 1:20 \u2018Tell it not in Gath, Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, The daughters of the uncircumcised will exult. 1:21 \u2018O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil. 1:22 \u2018From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, And the sword of Saul did not return empty. 1:23 \u2018Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their life, And in their death they were not parted; They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions. 1:24 \u2018O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, Who put ornaments of gold on your apparel. 1:25 \u2018How have the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain on your high places. 1:26 \u2018I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was more wonderful Than the love of women. 1:27 \u2018How have the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished!\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eventually, death comes to every family and even to those who are faithful in the Lord God Almighty. When David and his men heard that Saul and Jonathan were killed in the battle, they tore their clothes in distress and they took the time to be sad and morn their deaths. David calls Saul and Jonathan the beauty of Israel. The mighty men (the giborim have fallen, <\/span>\u05e0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d2\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>), of Gath, Ashkelon, and the Philistines, and the sword of Saul and Jonathan have slain the mighty saying that <\/span>the sword of Saul did not return empty (1:22).<\/span> David says that Saul clothed Israel with scarlet and ornaments of gold and glorious apparel. Does this sound like a description that we would normally think of king Saul? David then calls both Saul and Jonathan mighty saying that the mighty have falling in the battle (<\/span>\u05d2\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>, 1:25<\/span>). He clearly has a burning indignation against the chief adversaries of Israel, and desires to continue to bring honor and respect to Saul and Jonathan, even though knowing the Lord had brought this to its completion due to the sin of king Saul. The song of David in <\/span>2 Samuel 1:17-27<\/span> is purposed for remembering the victories and the glory of God\u2019s anointed one, and of Jonathan. Thus concept of remembering is very important as we are told according to Parashat Yitro in <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 20:24-26<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shemot \/ Exodus 20:24-26<\/span><\/p>\n

20:24 \u2018You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you. 20:25 \u2018If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it. 20:26 \u2018And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that your nakedness will not be exposed on it.\u2019 (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05e4\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d9\u05ea\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db \u05e4\u05e1\u05d5\u05e7 \u05db\u05d0-\u05db\u05d2<\/span><\/p>\n

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Moshe states when making an altar to bring the burnt offering and peace offering, <\/span>\u201cin every place that my name is remembered, I will come and bless you\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d6\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b5\u05e8\u05b7\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b8<\/span>). In addition to this, the Lord says <\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4-\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05ea\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05d4\u05b6\u05df \u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05b5\u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05d4\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4\u05b8 <\/span> \u2018If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane it. (NASB)<\/span> This command prevents man from remembering the Lord God in the manner of his own opinion as opposed to how the Torah describes who God is. In this command, the Lord God wants an altar built according to His design and not by the imagination of the heart since one\u2019s imagination is quick to profane and change what the Lord has established. The possibility of <\/span><\/a>changing-modifying what God has established for our salvation is also a serious temptation and again the result is profaning (<\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05d4\u05b8<\/span>) the Name of the Lord. Only Lord God can properly atone (<\/span>\u05db\u05e4\u05e8<\/span>) for our sins. If we attempt to approach Him by any other means we will be exposed and naked before Him and remain guilty in our sin (<\/span>20:26<\/span>). <\/span><\/p>\n

These final verses in Parashat Yitro are a warning for us to be careful how we relate to the Lord, and that we walk according to His ways and worship him in the way He chooses and not the way we choose. This has serious spiritual implications and directly affects our relationship with our Father in heaven. Today\u2019s verses speak of not only how we relate to the Lord spiritually but also physically, how we should be living, walking, and drawing near to Him (<\/span>e.g. the proximity of the 10 commandments provides context<\/span>). This imperative of both the spiritual and the physical are related to the covenant relationship that we have with God our Father in the Messiah Yeshua. The Apostle Paul wrote in Galatians 1:4 saying, <\/span>\u201cWho gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world\u2026\u201d<\/span> The Scriptures teach us that the Lord redeems us through the Messiah, and by doing so He makes salvation an objective reality. Found within the covenant is the idea of being destined for eternity (in the Olam Haba) and that life here is preparatory for the world to come. The rabbis agree with this perspective according to <\/span><\/a>Messilat Yesharim on Pirkei Avot 4:21<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Mishnah Pirkei Avot 4:21<\/span><\/p>\n

Rabbi Elazar HaKapor says: Envy, lust and honor drive a man from the world. <\/span>\u05e8\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d0\u05dc\u05e2\u05d6\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e7\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d5\u05de\u05e8, \u05d4\u05e7\u05e0\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d4\u05ea\u05d0\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d4\u05db\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3 \u05de\u05d5\u05e6\u05d9\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05d3\u05dd \u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd .<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Messilat Yesharim on Pirkei Avot 4:21<\/span><\/p>\n

To summarize, a man was created not for his station in this world, but for his station in the World to Come. It is only that his station in this world is a means towards his station in the World to Come, which is the ultimate goal. This accounts for numerous statements of our Sages of blessed memory, all in a similar vein, likening this world to the place and time of preparation, and the next world to the place which has been set aside for rest and for the eating of what has already been prepared. This is their intent in saying (Avoth 4:21), \u201cThis world is similar to a corridor …,\u201d as our Sages of blessed memory have said (Eruvin 22a), \u201cToday for their performance and tomorrow to receive their reward,\u201d \u201cHe who exerted himself on Friday will eat on the Sabbath\u201d (Avodah Zarah 3a), \u201cThis world is like the shore and the World to Come like the sea …\u201d (Koheleth Rabbah 1:36), and many other statements along the same lines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note how the <\/span>Mishnah in Pirkei Avot 4:21<\/span> states that envy, lust, and honor drive a man from this world. What does it mean to be driven from this world? Could it be that these things cause our lives to be cut short? Note how Missilat Yesharim on Pirkei Avot 4:21 states that <\/span>\u201cit is only a man\u2019s station in this world, which is a means towards his station in the Olam Haba (The World to Come).\u201d<\/span> This suggests that the way we live here on earth is preparatory for life in the World to Come. We practice walking in righteousness, we practice walking in the light, being guided by God\u2019s Word, all in preparation for the World to Come. Do you think your life here on earth is preparatory for life with the Lord in eternity? As the rabbis say, the ultimate goal is to direct our lives with the perspective of the World to Come in mind. This was the purpose of the redemption that Yeshua provides for us in the sense that He has made atonement, sanctified us, and the redemption he provides for us is an objective reality in the sense that it has both eternal and temporal (immediate, today) benefits. Paul wrote in <\/span>Galatians 1:4<\/span> that the Messiah saves us <\/span>\u201cfrom this present evil world.\u201d<\/span> In no uncertain terms, <\/span>Galatians 1:4<\/span> teaches that there is not only an eternal but also a present day, or temporal, benefit to the redemption of God. The present day salvation from our enemies (the evil world) is influenced by the manner in which one lives, in righteousness as opposed to unrighteousness. The manner in which one lives also effects our relationship with the Lord in heaven, such that He will move in our lives to draw us back to Him and His ways of righteousness and truth if we have fallen away as opposed to His blessing upon us if we obey His commands. This is the point and importance of the teaching in Parashat Yitro on <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 20:24,<\/span> the Lord said <\/span>\u201c… in every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> The Scriptures speak of the altar being built in a particular way (without tools) and not to be built in places that are chosen arbitrarily, but at places in which the Lord has chosen. This is very important, because these things are related to hearing from God, and His presence being in our midst and to receive His blessing. <\/span><\/p>\n

David recognizes the necessity of both remembering and seeking the Lord for help saying, <\/span>\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4: <\/span> 70:1 O God, hasten to deliver me; O Lord, hasten to my help! (NASB)<\/span> similar to <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 38:22<\/span>. David says that his hope is in the Lord and his prayer is that his enemies not rejoice over him when his foot slips. The rabbis of the Aramaic Targum state that David prays asking the Lord to accept his prayer. The Septuagint states something very similar, David is seeking the Lord to accept his prayer as the Targum states in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 38:22-23<\/span>, <\/span>\u05db\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e9\u05d1\u05e7\u05d9\u05e0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05e7 \u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3 \u05db\u05d2 \u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05d6 \u05dc\u05e1\u05d9\u05d5\u05e2\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9\u05c3 <\/span> 38:22 Do not forsake me, O Lord; my God, do not be far from me. 38:23 Hasten to my aid, O Lord, my redemption. (EMC)<\/span> The Aramaic Targum on <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 70<\/span> states the following.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toviyah \/ Psalms 70<\/span><\/p>\n

70:1 For praise; composed by David, for remembrance; concerning the handful of incense. 70:2 O God, [hasten] to deliver us, O Lord, hasten to our aid. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d1\u05d7\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3 \u05dc\u05de\u05d3\u05db\u05e8 \u05e2\u05dc \u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea\u05d0\u05c3 \u05d1 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d4\u05d0 \u05dc\u05e4\u05e6\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e1\u05e2\u05d9\u05d3\u05e0\u05d0 \u05dc\u05de\u05e1\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05d6\u05c3<\/span><\/p>\n

Here the rabbis translate David\u2019s words saying that this psalm is for a remembrance concerning the handful of incense. The <\/span>ketoret<\/span> (<\/span>\u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea<\/span>) is the incense described in the Bible for use in the Temple service of the Tabernacle. Its composition and usage is described partially in the Scriptures (see <\/span>Shemot \/ Exodus 30:34-38<\/span>) and in greater detail in the midrashim, the Talmud, and subsequent rabbinic literature. The Temple incense was not produced following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, Judaism does study the composition of the ancient Temple incense for future use in a restored Temple as part of daily services. Contemporary Judaism still uses aromatic spices in the havdala ceremony ending the Sabbath and there is the idea that a blessing is brought by pleasant smells. In addition, incense is used as a means for prayer, as we read in <\/span>Revelation 8:4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel\u2019s hand. (NASB)<\/span> The rabbinic interpretation may be within this thread of thought, the Lord\u2019s remembrance of David at the hand of incense. <\/span><\/p>\n

David defines the kind of help that he is seeking saying, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05d9\u05b5\u05d1\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e1\u05bc\u05b9\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05d7\u05b2\u05e4\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d3 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b5\u05e7\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b9\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b6\u05d0\u05b8\u05d7 | \u05d4\u05b6\u05d0\u05b8\u05d7:<\/span> 70:2 Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 70:3 Let those be turned back because of their shame Who say, \u2018Aha, aha!\u2019 (NASB)<\/span> David speaks of shame and humiliation for those who seek his life. The idea is for those who are in the covenant relationship with the Lord, they will also be in fellowship with David and seeking the Lord God in heaven at His Tabernacle. The Aramaic Targum states, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05d9\u05d1\u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05ea\u05d7\u05e1\u05d3\u05d5\u05df \u05ea\u05d1\u05e2\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0 \u05d5\u05d9\u05db\u05e1\u05e4\u05d5\u05df \u05d3\u05e6\u05d1\u05d9\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05ea\u05d9\u05c3 \u05d3 \u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8\u05d0 \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05dc \u05d3\u05d9 \u05db\u05de\u05e0\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d9\u05ea\u05e4\u05e8\u05e2\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05d9\u05da \u05d1\u05d4\u05ea\u05d4\u05d5\u05df \u05d3\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0 \u05d7\u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0\u05c3<\/span> 70:3 Let those who seek my soul be ashamed and disgraced; let those who desire my ruin draw back and be dishonored. 70:4 Let them turn back, because they lay in wait for me; let those who say about me \u201cWe have rejoiced, rejoiced!\u201d be punished as befits their shame. (EMC)<\/span> The Septuagint states, 70:2 \u03b1\u1f30\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u1f73\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u1f75\u03bd \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f40\u03c0\u1f77\u03c3\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u1f31 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u1f77 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u1f71 70:3 \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u1f77\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1f77\u03ba\u03b1 \u03b1\u1f30\u03c3\u03c7\u03c5\u03bd\u1f79\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bf\u1f31 \u03bb\u1f73\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u1f73\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u1f56\u03b3\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f56\u03b3\u03b5 <\/span>70:2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek my soul: let them be turned backward and put to shame, that wish me evil. 70:3 Let them that say to me, Aha, aha, be turned back and put to shame immediately. (LXX)<\/span> David seeks the Lord to cause shame and dishonor to fall upon those who seek his life. For that matter, anyone who seeks the life of another, and rejoices in their evil deeds, the Lord will punish them according to their shame where shame comes by reason of their sins. When sins are found out, one becomes ashamed of their evil deeds. In <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 31<\/span>, David says, <\/span>\u05d8\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 | \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b8\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4: \u05d8\u05d6 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05d9: \u05d9\u05d6 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d9\u05d7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b5\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b5\u05d1\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc:<\/span> 31:14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord, I say, \u2018You are my God.\u2019 31:15 My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me. 31:16 Make Your face to shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness. 31:17 Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call upon You; Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol. (NASB)<\/span> David asks the Lord saying, <\/span>\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span> \u201csave me in your grace.\u201d<\/span> Again we find David speaking of the grace of God and the mercy the Lord has shown him to save him, to keep him from being ashamed (to keep him from sinning) and even from going down to the grave. According to the Torah, in Parashat Bereshit (<\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 1:1-6:8<\/span>), each day of creation we are told, He <\/span>\u201csaw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was <\/span>very good<\/span>\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 1:31<\/span>, <\/span>\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b8\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4-\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9-\u05e2\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d1\u05b9\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9:<\/span>). The Lord said <\/span>\u201cvery good\u201d<\/span> \u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05d3<\/span> (tov meod), meaning exceedingly <\/span>\u201cbeautiful, bountiful, good, gracious\u201d<\/span> where tov (<\/span>\u05d8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1<\/span>) means <\/span>\u201cjoyful, loving, mercy, pleasant, pleasure, prosperity, wealth, well or well-favored\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Gesenius\u2019 Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon<\/span>). When the Lord looked upon everything He had made, He saw that everything was very good. As viewed from the Lord\u2019s eyes, His creation was a blessing and His creation was a manifestation of His love. The Torah describes the creation of Adam and Eve, their sin in disobedience in the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and God\u2019s mercy, love, and forgiveness. We are told in <\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 1:26-27<\/span>, <\/span>\u05db\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05ea\u05b5\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc \u05d1\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b5\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05de\u05b6\u05e9\u05b9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05e9\u05b9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5: \u05db\u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d6\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b5\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05dd:<\/span> \u201cAnd God said, \u2018Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.\u2019 So God created man in His own image, in the <\/span><\/a>image of God created He him; male and female created he them.\u201d<\/span> The Lord made man after His image and therefore has blessed mankind which is demonstrated in the act of forming man with His hands from the dust of the earth and breathing heavily into Adam\u2019s lungs to give him life. This act of creation reveals the Lord God intended from the very beginning to have a personal and intimate relationship with man. No other creature was personally from the dust of the earth. In fact, according to <\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 2:7<\/span> \u05d6 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e6\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4:<\/span> the Scriptures say that the Lord formed us from the dust of the earth and He <\/span>\u201cNimshat Khayim\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05e0\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>) <\/span>\u201cbreathed heavily life\u201d<\/span> into the body of man and woman. All other created creatures were brought into existence by the word of His command. David said in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 104:30 \u201cYou send forth Your Spirit, and they are created.\u201d<\/span> David, having studied the Torah, realized how much the Lord loves him and so he said with confidence <\/span>\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8<\/span> \u201csave me in your grace.\u201d <\/span> This is why he said in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 34:4-5 I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. (ESV)<\/span> Seeking the Lord God our Father in heaven, to walk in His ways, one would not be ashamed or humiliated due to sin. It is within this Torah perspective that David says in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 16:11<\/span>, David said <\/span>\u201cYou will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.\u201d (NASB)<\/span> He says <\/span>\u201cYou will make me to know the path of life,\u201d<\/span> which is the concluding verse in <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 16<\/span>, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b7\u05d7 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05b9\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05e0\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05e0\u05b6\u05e6\u05b7\u05d7: <\/span> 16:11 You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. (NASB) <\/span>Midrash Tehillim 16, Part 12 <\/span>speaks extensively on <\/span>\u201cshow me the path of life\u201d<\/span> in the Mashal (<\/span>\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span>) and Nimshal (<\/span>\u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span>) sections of the midrash. The rabbis begin asking the question to show me the path of life, and the Lord God Himself responds. The following is a summary of the Midrash on <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 16:11<\/span> on <\/span>\u201cshow me the path of life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n