{"id":6247,"date":"2017-01-19T02:03:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T02:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matsati.com\/?p=6247"},"modified":"2018-09-26T00:09:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T00:09:32","slug":"tehillim-psalms-108-part-2-awake-oh-slumberer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matsati.com\/index.php\/tehillim-psalms-108-part-2-awake-oh-slumberer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehillim \/ Psalms 108, \u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05d7, Part 2, Awake Oh Slumberer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this week\u2019s study from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 108:1-13<\/span>, the Psalm opens saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3: \u05d1 \u05e0\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e3-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> A song. A psalm of David. 108:1 My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul. (NASB)<\/span> What does David mean that he will sing praises to the Lord even with his soul? What is it about the soul that makes this so significant? The Psalmist continues saying, <\/span>\u05d2 \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05bc\u05b5\u05d1\u05b6\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8: \u05d3 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05bb\u05de\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9-\u05d2\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d7\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05da\u05b8:<\/span> 108:2 Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn! 108:3 I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations. 108:4 For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies. (NASB)<\/span> We give thanks unto the Lord and offer praises because of His loving kindness. What does the psalmist mean that the truth of God reaches to the heavens? What is the truth the psalmist is speaking of? The modern theological approach to the <\/span>\u201ctruth\u201d<\/span> of God is to direct us to the Messiah. What was this truth the psalmist speaks of? The psalm continues saying, <\/span>\u05d5 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d6 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05b5\u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> 108:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. 108:6 That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and answer me! (NASB)<\/span> The truth may be related to the faithfulness of God to deliver His people from their enemies. The psalm continues saying, <\/span>\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05de\u05b6\u05e7 \u05e1\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3: <\/span> 108:7 God has spoken in His holiness: \u2018I will exult, I will portion out Shechem And measure out the valley of Succoth. (NASB)<\/span> Why does the Lord mention Shechem and the valley of Succoth? <\/span>\u05d8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d2\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3 | \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d6 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05e7\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d9 \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1 | \u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b1\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b8\u05e2: \u05d9\u05d0 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b9\u05d1\u05b4\u05dc\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e0\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3-\u05d0\u05b1\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d6\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0-\u05ea\u05b5\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc: <\/span> 108:8 \u2018Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter. 108:9 \u2018Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I shall throw My shoe; Over Philistia I will shout aloud.\u2019 108:10 Who will bring me into the besieged city? Who will lead me to Edom? 108:11 Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You not go forth with our armies, O God? (NASB)<\/span> The psalm concludes saying, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4-\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4-\u05d7\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1 \u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 108:12 Oh give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain. 108:13 Through God we will do valiantly, And it is He who shall tread down our adversaries. (NASB)<\/span> The Lord is the one in whom we are to place our trust!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tehillim \/ Psalms 108<\/span><\/p>\n

A song. A psalm of David. 108:1 My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul. 108:2 Awake, harp and lyre; I will awaken the dawn! 108:3 I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations. 108:4 For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies. 108:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. 108:6 That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and answer me! 108:7 God has spoken in His holiness: \u2018I will exult, I will portion out Shechem And measure out the valley of Succoth. 108:8 \u2018Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter. 108:9 \u2018Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I shall throw My shoe; Over Philistia I will shout aloud.\u2019 108:10 Who will bring me into the besieged city? Who will lead me to Edom? 108:11 Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You not go forth with our armies, O God? 108:12 Oh give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain. 108:13 Through God we will do valiantly, And it is He who shall tread down our adversaries. (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Toviyah \/ Psalms 108<\/span><\/p>\n

108:1 A song and psalm composed by David. 2. My heart is firm, O God; I will praise and sing indeed, my glory. 108:3 Sing praise, O harp and lyre; I will sing praise at dawn. 108:4 I will give thanks in your presence among the peoples, O Lord, and I will sing praise to you among the nations. 108:5 For your goodness is great above the heavens, and your truth reaches to the sky. 108:6 Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and may your glory be on all the inhabitants of the earth. 108:7 So that your beloved ones will be delivered; redeem with your right hand and answer me. 108:8 God speaks from the place of his presence[4]; I will be glad, I will divide spoil with the inhabitants of Shechem; and with the inhabitants of the plain of Succoth I will measure the border. 108:9 Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh; those of the house of Ephraim are the strength of my head, and my scribe is from those of the house of Judah. 108:10 I have trampled the Moabites like my washing-pot; I will cast my sandal over the kingdom of Edom; I will shout over the kingdom of the Philistines. 108:11 And now because I sinned, who will lead me to the fortress of wicked Rome? Who led me to Constantinople of Edom? 108:12 Behold, because we have sinned in the presence of the Lord he has forsaken us, and his presence does not go out with our armies. 108:13 Give us help from the oppressor, for vain is the redemption of the son of man. 108:14 In God we shall show might, and he will trample our oppressors. (EMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Psalmoi \/ Psalms 108<\/span><\/p>\n

Song of a Psalm by David. 108:1 O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; I will sing and sing psalms with my glory. 108:2 Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake early. 108:3 I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the people; I will sing praise to thee among the Gentiles. 108:4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reaches to the clouds. 108:5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth. 108:6 That thy beloved ones may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and hear me. God has spoken in his sanctuary; 108:7 I will be exalted, and will divide Sicima, and will measure out the valley of tents. 108:8 Galaad is mine; and Manasses is mine; and Ephraim is the help of mine head; Judas is my king; 108:9 Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I cast my sandal; the Philistines are made subject to me. 108:10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? or who will guide me to Idumea? 108:11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast rejected us? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 108:12 Give us help from tribulation: for vain is the help of man. 108:13 Through God we shall do valiantly; and he will bring to nought our enemies. (LXX)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In this week\u2019s study from <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 108:1-13<\/span>, the Psalm opens saying, <\/span>\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3: \u05d1 \u05e0\u05b8\u05db\u05d5\u05b9\u05df \u05dc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e3-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> A song. A psalm of David. 108:1 My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul. (NASB)<\/span> What does David mean that he will sing praises to the Lord even with his soul? What is it about the soul that makes this so significant? Could David\u2019s words be Midrashic in nature? It is possible to explain this as a So\u2019odic context (Zohar) mysticism in the sense that his desires are not associated with the physical realm. The soul (nefesh) does not have a mouth in the sense that we can hear our own spiritual voice. The nefesh is connected to our physical body, and as a result of the longing for our soul to praise the Lord, the praises of our souls become words which are expressed audibly for all to hear. If we can draw a parallel here to the Torah given by Moshe (Written Torah) to the Torah that is the interpretation of the written Torah (Oral Torah) then David\u2019s desire is related to the Torah of the Heavens (Oral Torah) a possession of the Hakhamim who can apportion <\/span>\u201cdaily bread\u201d <\/span>(i.e. the Word of God is food for our souls, the Torah) to those who desire spiritual fulfillment in the sense of being able to give unrestrained praises unto the Lord God in heaven. <\/span><\/p>\n

David\u2019s comment that <\/span>\u201ceven my soul\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9<\/span>) is written in a particular way, it translates literally as <\/span>\u201ceven my glory\u201d<\/span> since he uses the root word <\/span>\u05db\u05d1\u05d3<\/span> in reference to his soul. The significance of his words <\/span>\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9<\/span> is in the reference to <\/span>\u201cmy glory.\u201d<\/span> Note how the glory of a man is in his heart. We glorify ourselves over and above others in our hearts. This is a very easy thing to do and is something the Lord does not want us to do. David states that by his glory, which is translated as <\/span>\u201chis soul\u201d<\/span> is that which gives praises unto the Lord. This is important because it is only the one who humbles his soul who is able to give praises unto the Lord by that which would rather set itself up to receive glory. This reminds us of the necessity to live a daily repentant life just as Rambam wrote in his commentary according to his <\/span>Mishneh Torah Repentance 3:4:<\/span><\/p>\n

Mishneh Torah Repentance 3:4<\/span><\/p>\n

(4) Even though the blowing of the shofar on Rosh HaShanah is a Biblical decree, it hints at something, i.e., \u201cWake up, sleepers, from your sleep! And slumberers, arise from your slumber! Search your ways and return in teshuvah and remember your Creator! Those who forget the Truth amidst the futility of the moment and are infatuated all their years with vanity and nothingness that will not help and will not save, examine your souls and improve your ways and your motivations! Let each of you abandon his wicked ways, and his thoughts which are no good.\u201d Therefore a person needs to see himself all year long as if he is half innocent and half guilty, and also [see] the whole world – half innocent and half guilty. If he sins one sin – he has tilted herself and the whole world to the side of guilt and caused its destruction. If he does one mitzvah – he has tilted herself and the whole world to the side of innocence and caused redemption and rescue, as it says, the righteous are the foundation of the world (Proverbs 10:25). This refers to a righteousness that has tilted the whole world to innocence and saved it. And for this reason the whole House of Israel has a custom to increase charity and good deeds, and to engage in mitzvot from Rosh HaShanah until Yom Kippur, more than the rest of the year. 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Rambam speaks of the moedim (appointed times, festivals) of God which are meant to lead the child of God to repentance before the Lord. The blowing of the shofar hints at the listener to <\/span>\u201cWake up, sleepers, from your sleep! And slumberers, arise from your slumber! Search your ways and return in teshuvah and remember your Creator! Those who forget the Truth amidst the futility of the moment and are infatuated all their years with vanity and nothingness that will not help and will not save, examine your souls and improve your ways and your motivations! Let each of you abandon his wicked ways, and his thoughts which are no good.\u201d<\/span> The idea is that the moedim direct us to repentance and to the humbling of our souls as David wrote <\/span>\u05d0\u05b7\u05e3-\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9<\/span> \u201ceven my glory.\u201d<\/span> Rambam speaks of Teshuvah as abandoning both our wicked ways and our wicked thoughts. In addition, he speaks of the need for us to see ourselves all year long <\/span>\u201cas if being half innocent and half guilty.\u201d<\/span> The reason he interprets in this way is that though we are guilty, we remain useful to the Lord and do not sink in our misery and because of our misery we do not seek to strive for the righteousness of God. This half-way approach causes to motivate us to continue in our striving for the Lord. His commentary goes on speaking of being on the scales tilting our lives towards destruction when we sin, and towards salvation when we perform a mitzvah in righteousness. We should encourage one another to do righteous deeds for the glory of God. Living a repentant life has the capacity to lead us to giving glory to the Lord God in heaven even by our souls, just as David is claiming. <\/span><\/p>\n

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  • God exists.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • God communicates with individuals and makes promises to them.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • God has the power to keep the promises He has made.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • God may be relied upon to keep His promises.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    No, the context makes it very clear! Abraham\u2019s act of righteousness is the demonstration of his emunah (faith) and trust in God. If you think about this for a moment, there can be no doubt that, had Abraham been asked, he would most assuredly have affirmed the truth of these four propositions listed just above. The Torah, however, gives us no reason for thinking that Abraham ever asked himself these sorts of questions that would bring into question these four propositions. The emunah spoken of here is more than the belief that certain statements about God are true; it is the belief in the Lord God of Israel that is coupled to trust and reliance upon Him, all of which call forth a behavior that is consistent with this stance of trust and reliance upon the Lord. The point is on the meaning of emunah. Emunah is not something new, as can be seen from the text of the Torah. What we need to understand about <\/span>\u201cthe truth\u201d<\/span> that is taught in God\u2019s Word, this truth that reaches to the heavens, is not about an intellectual exercise. This truth is about who the Lord God our Father in heaven is, and the meaning of emunah, to trust and rely upon Him, coupled with the belief and practice of His word in our lives. The Lord God is described as a God of emunah in Parashat Ha\u2019azinu when Moshe writes <\/span>\u201cThe Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice, a God of faithfulness [emunah] and without iniquity; just and right is He\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32: 4<\/span>). The Lord God is not being described here as agreeing to the truth of certain statements. The verse itself teaches us of God\u2019s character which makes it possible to appeal to a <\/span>\u201cGod of faithfulness,\u201d<\/span> where He is faithful, He is upright and just, He is righteous and holy. Notice the difference here, the Hebrew text speaks of a <\/span>\u201cbelief that\u201d<\/span> He is able as opposed to a <\/span>\u201cbelief in\u201d<\/span> His ability. Studying the context almost always reaffirms the point being made here about the connotation of emunah according to the Torah. In <\/span>Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 9:23<\/span> Moses berates the children of Israel saying, <\/span>\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05a8\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u059c\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u0597\u05dd \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b8\u05d3\u05b5\u05a4\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u0599\u05e2\u05b7\u0599 \u05dc\u05b5\u05d0\u05de\u05b9\u0594\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u0599 \u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05a3\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u0594\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05a5\u05e8 \u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u0596\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u0591\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u0597\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05a4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4\u0599 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05a3\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u0594\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05a4\u05d0 <\/span>\u05d4\u05b6\u05bd\u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd\u0599<\/span> \u05dc\u0594\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05a5\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u0596\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05bd\u05d5\u05b9\u05c3<\/span> 9:23 And when the LORD sent you on from Kadesh-barnea, saying, \u201cGo up and take possession of the land that I am giving you,\u201d you flouted the command of the LORD your God; you did not put your trust in Him and did not obey Him. (NASB)<\/span> Note how the Hebrew text is written, it says <\/span>\u201cyou believed him not\u201d<\/span> using the word he\u2019emantem (<\/span>\u05d4\u05b6\u05bd\u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd\u0599<\/span>) saying that they did not listen to His voice, where emunah is faith that leads to what we do, how we live, and how we demonstrate our trust in the Lord God of Israel. The point is that the Torah teaches a believe in God as opposed to having a belief about God. The Scriptures automatically assume the existence of God. Nowhere does the Scriptures say that He exists, or that there is a command to believe that He exists. The Torah teaches clearly that the Lord God is one in the Shema (<\/span>Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 6:4<\/span>), and that He is the creator of the heavens and the earth. There is no question as we see being posed in our modern times. The Torah does not teach or demand that emunah is a belief system, or that only certain statements are true as opposed to trusting in the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which finds its expression in our behavior (living out our faith). Judaism emerged from a the people\u2019s struggle with idolatry and the biblical command that demands loyalty to the one true God, creator of the universe. This loyalty is found in obedience to God\u2019s will as it is expressed according to His Word. Note that throughout the history of Israel, little attempt was made to inquire closely into the doctrines that one believed in about God. Additionally, no attempt was even made to establish exactly what doctrines one ought to affirm. Furthermore, Judaism developed as a religion that was intimately connected with a distinct community of faithful people. The truth the psalmist speaks of in his psalm is of the Lord seeking a people to live by faith, to trust in Him, and to live righteous, holy, and just lives towards one another. <\/span><\/p>\n

    The psalm continues saying, <\/span>\u05d5 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3\u05b6\u05da\u05b8: \u05d6 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05df \u05d9\u05b5\u05d7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b0\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05df \u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e0\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9: <\/span> 108:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. 108:6 That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and answer me! (NASB)<\/span> The truth may be related to the faithfulness of God to deliver His people from their enemies. As discussed previously, the Hebrew word translated <\/span>\u201cfaithfulness\u201d<\/span> (emunah) means <\/span>\u201csteadfastness, firmness, fidelity\u201d<\/span> and is not about an intellectual exercise. The opposite of being faithful is to be ever-changing. <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalm 119:89\u201390 <\/span>says, <\/span>\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05a5\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u0591\u05d4 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u059d\u05d1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8\u0597 \u05e0\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05a5\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05bc\u05b8\u05de\u05b8\u05bd\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd\u05c3<\/span> The LORD exists forever; Your word stands firm in heaven.<\/span> \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05a3\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b8\u05ad\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b1\u05de\u05bd\u05d5\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u0591\u05da\u05b8 \u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b7\u05a5\u05e0\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u059d\u0597\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05bd\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05bd\u05d3\u05c3<\/span> Your faithfulness is for all generations; You have established the earth, and it stands. (NASB)<\/span> The psalmist states essentially that <\/span>\u201cYour word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations.\u201d<\/span> Here faithfulness is equated with the Word of God. The Scriptures say that the Lord God of Israel speaks never-ending truth, this truth that ascends even to the highest heavens. The concept behind these statements is that if the Lord spoke something a thousand years ago, it still stands. He is faithful to His Word, because His Word is an expression of who He is (His character). The promises He made still hold true because He does not change (<\/span>Malachi 3:6<\/span>). These attributes are visible from a human perspective illustrated in the marriage relationship, <\/span>i.e. in the husband and wife who are married for eighty years.<\/span> When the wife lays upon her deathbed, her husband sits nearby holding her hand. He won\u2019t leave her, even though she no longer recognizes him. He remains faithful to the promises he made to her that is coupled to the great love that he has for her. In the same way, the Lord God of Israel remains faithful to His promises, even though we are often unfaithful to Him (<\/span>2 Timothy 2:13<\/span>). As we grow and mature in our relationships, we learn to trust the character of a person by getting to know that person, by walking with a person in and through life\u2019s struggles. The same may be said of the Lord our Father in heaven and of Yeshua His Messiah. When we walk in His commands, we learn more about the character of who God is and in our relationship with God we learn to trust the Lord. We learn to trust in the Lord by getting to know His character, and this what it means to walk in His commands, and why Yeshua said in <\/span>John 14:21 \u201cHe who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.\u201d (NASB)<\/span><\/p>\n

    Studying the Scriptures, we learn that God never changes and never lies (<\/span>Bamidbar \/ Numbers 23:19 and 1 Samuel 15:29<\/span>). We learn through the Scriptures that the Lord God has never failed in the past (see <\/span>Isaiah 51:6<\/span>). He was and is true to His Word as He worked in the lives of ancient and modern day Israel. When He said He would do something, He did it (see <\/span>Bamidbar \/ Numbers 11:23 and Matthew 24:35<\/span>). As we learn about Him according to His word, and apply the truths that He teaches us in His word, we begin to build our trust upon His proven character. We can trust the Lord will be true to Himself. He will never cease being who He is, a loving and endearing Father. He will also never cease being sovereign, holy, and good (<\/span>1 Timothy 6:15, 1 Peter 1:16<\/span>). If we look back on our lives, we learn that the Lord has never failed us. Throughout the Torah, the Lord tells the people to <\/span>\u201cRemember\u201d<\/span> (<\/span>Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 8:2, Isaiah 46:9<\/span>). The remembering is connected to hearing, listening, and obeying His word. When we remember all the Lord has done it is more easy to trust in Him for the future. We need to intentionally remember all the ways the Lord has provided for us and delivered us in the past. Keeping a journal as a record of a sort can help with this, and lead to future generations learning and being encouraged in your faith. When we recall the ways the Lord has answered our prayers, it provides for us a future expectation of His continued love and help causing us to continue asking and expecting answers. When we come to Him in prayer, we know that He always hears us (<\/span>1 John 5:14, Tehillim \/ Psalm 34:15<\/span>) if we are not living in unrepentant sin (<\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 66:18<\/span>). He provides what we need (<\/span>Philippians 4:19<\/span>), and makes all things work together for our good when we trust in Him (<\/span>Romans 8:28<\/span>). This is what it means to trust in the Lord with emunah. We have the hopeful expectation in the future faithfulness of the Lord by remembering His past faithfulness to us. The basic conclusion is that we build our trust in the Lord by studying His word and applying His word to our lives, to walk and live in His ways. This is also a foundational component of Teshuvah (repentance) to seek forgiveness from the Lord God our Father in heaven and to turn from our sins to walk in His ways. This is why the Tanach writes according to <\/span>Joshua 1:8 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein; for then thou shalt make thy ways prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. (KJV, <\/span>(\u05d7) \u05dc\u05b9\u05bd\u05d0\u05be\u05d9\u05b8\u05de\u05a1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e1\u05b5\u05e4\u05b6\u05e8\u05a9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05a8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u059c\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u0597\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d2\u05b4\u05a4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u0599 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b8\u05a3\u05dd \u05d5\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u0594\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b7\u0599\u05e2\u05b7\u05df\u0599 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05a3\u05e8 \u05dc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05c2\u0594\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u0596\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1 \u05d1\u05bc\u0591\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05be\u05d0\u05b8\u059b\u05d6 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05a5\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b6\u0596\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05a5\u05d6 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05bd\u05d9\u05dc\u05c3<\/span>)<\/span> Spiritual maturity takes discipline, and is the point of what is written according to <\/span>Midrash Tehillim 119, Part 1<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Midrash Tehillim 119 Part 1<\/span><\/p>\n

    1. Blessed are the upright in the way, who walk in the Torah of the Lord. King Solomon, may he rest in peace, said, The just man walks in his integrity, his children are blessed after him (Mishley \/ Proverbs 20:7). Now, if the children of a just man are blessed because of him, all the more so is the just man himself blessed. The Holy One blessed be He, asked of Abraham only that he be upright, as is said, Walk before Me, and be you upright (Bereshit \/ Genesis 17:1). So, too, Moshe said to Israel, You will be upright with the Lord your God (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 18:13). The verse does not say, Before the Lord your God, but with the Lord your God. That is, If you are upright, you will be with the Lord your God. Wherefore? Because God Himself is upright, as is said, The Rock, His work is perfect, Just, and Upright is He (Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 32:4). The children of Israel are also upright, and the Torah is upright, as is said, The Torah of the Lord is upright (Tehillim \/ Psalms 19:8). Hence, it is said, Blessed are they that are upright in the way. The people of the generation of the wilderness were upright and saintly. According to Rabbi Eliezer, they are the saints referred to in the verse, Gather My saints together unto Me; those that have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice (Tehillim \/ Psalms 50:5). To receive the Torah, the children of Israel had to walk twelve miles forward for each of the Ten Commandments and twelve miles back. Hence, it is said, Blessed are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the Law of the Lord. And so, purified, the children of Israel received the Torah. God said to them, You will eat no fat, of ox, or sheep, or goat (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 7:23), and though He did not tell them why not, they took obedience to the command upon themselves. God said to them, And when you will come into the land, and will have planted all manner of trees for food, then you will count the trees thereof as forbidden; there years will it be as forbidden unto you (Vayikra \/ Leviticus 19:23), and though He did not tell them why it was forbidden, they took obedience to the command upon themselves. And even after they took obedience to these commands upon themselves, they did not ask, what is to be the reward for our doing them? Hence, it is said, Blessed are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the Law of the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Rabbis in the Midrash on <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 119<\/span> state that those who walk upright are those who walk in the Torah (instruction) of the Lord. (see <\/span>Romans 3:31, Romans 7:12<\/span>) Solomon said those who walk in integrity, their children will be blessed. The rabbis point out the significance of <\/span>Devarim \/ Deuteronomy 18:13<\/span> which speaks of walking <\/span>\u201cwith\u201d<\/span> the Lord your God, as opposed to walking <\/span>\u201cbefore\u201d<\/span> the Lord your God. The significance of <\/span>\u201cwalking with\u201d<\/span> is that the Lord is upright, righteous, and holy. In parallel fashion, we too are to do the same. The Lord provided us with a plumb line for our lives, the Torah, which explains to us how to be righteous, holy, and upright, walking in the footsteps of our Father in heaven, and of Yeshua the Messiah, we are walking <\/span>\u201cwith\u201d <\/span>them as a people who represent and bear the testimonies of God. Those who have done this are those who have entered into a covenant with God in blood through the sacrifice. Today this is accomplished through His Messiah Yeshua. Note how the rabbis speak of the receiving of the Torah, that the people walked ten miles forward for each of the ten commandments, and twelve miles back. The point is that living our lives for the Lord is not an easy task but is paralleled to one who takes steps forward, and then takes steps backward to evaluate where he has traveled, whether what he has done is pleasing to the Lord or not, learning and growing in the Lord. Walking upright before the Lord is to do so according to His will and word, and not according to our own word, which may be the reason the people took twelve steps backward after having taken ten forward. The Midrash concludes saying, <\/span>\u201cAnd even after they took obedience to these commands upon themselves, they did not ask, what is to be the reward for our doing them? Hence, it is said, Blessed are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the Law of the Lord.\u201d<\/span> The significance of this is that we live our lives because of our love for the Lord God in heaven and not to receive a reward. True love takes this kind of approach to what we do in our relationship with others. Above all things, the Lord God of Israel loves for us to demonstrate our faith (<\/span>Hebrews 11:6<\/span>). Faith is trusting in the character of God before we see how He is going to work things out. He has given us His Word, and His promises still stand. As we apply His ways to our lives He brings His promises to fulfillment by our trust in His faithfulness. Just as our trust in other people grows with daily interaction, our trust in the Lord grows in the same way. <\/span><\/p>\n

    The psalm continues saying, <\/span>\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05de\u05b6\u05e7 \u05e1\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3: <\/span> 108:7 God has spoken in His holiness: \u2018I will exult, I will portion out Shechem And measure out the valley of Succoth. (NASB)<\/span> Why does the Lord mention Shechem and the valley of Succoth? The following Scriptures draws into context the significance of Shechem.<\/span><\/p>\n

    D<\/span>welt in by Abraham and Jacob<\/span><\/p>\n

    Bereshit \/ Genesis 12:6 – And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Bereshit \/ Genesis 33:18 – And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which [is] in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Genesis 37:12 – And his brethren went to feed their father\u2019s flock in Shechem.<\/span><\/p>\n

    A city of refuge<\/span><\/p>\n

    Joshua 20:7 – And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.<\/span><\/p>\n

    A Levitical city<\/span><\/p>\n

    Joshua 21:21 – For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,<\/span><\/p>\n

    The place where Joseph was buried<\/span><\/p>\n

    Joshua 24:32 – And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The city of the judge Abimelech<\/span><\/p>\n

    Joshua 9:1 – And it came to pass, when all the kings which [were] on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard [thereof];<\/span><\/p>\n

    A place of assembly for Israel<\/span><\/p>\n

    Joshua 24:1 – And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.<\/span><\/p>\n

    1 Kings 12:1 – And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Fortified by Jeroboam I<\/span><\/p>\n

    1 Kings 12:25 – Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The first capital of the kingdom of Israel<\/span><\/p>\n

    Hosea 6:9 – And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The valley of Succot is east of the Jordon river and was a link between the Transjordan and the LAnd of Canaan whose historical boundary passed along the Jordan River. The psalms emphasizes the significance of these two places, the city of refuge as a place of redemption, and the Succot valley as regarding a cultural center for the people. Sukkot is a city east of the Jordan River, that is identified with Tell Deir \u0386lla, a high mound, a mass of debris, in the plain north of the Jabbok and about one mile from it (see <\/span>Joshua 13:27<\/span>). This is where Jacob, on his return from Padan-aram after his interview with Esau, built a house for himself and made sukkot (booths) for his cattle, (<\/span>Bereshit \/ Genesis 33:17<\/span>). In the book of Judges the princes of Sukkot refused to provide help to Gideon and his men when they followed one of the bands of the fugitive Midianites after the great victory at Gilboa. After routing this band, Gideon on his return visited the rulers of the city with severe punishment. \u201cHe took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Sukkot\u201d (see <\/span>Judges 8:13-16<\/span>). Sukkot is also mentioned in relation to the battles of Saul and David (see <\/span>1 Samuel 17:1<\/span>) and was a the place for the foundries for casting the metal-work for the temple (see <\/span>1 Kings 7:46<\/span>). <\/span><\/p>\n

    The Psalm continues saying, <\/span>\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd | \u05d3\u05bc\u05b4\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05de\u05b6\u05e7 \u05e1\u05bb\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b5\u05d3: \u05d8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d2\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3 | \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05de\u05b8\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d6 \u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05e7\u05b0\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9: \u05d9 \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1 | \u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e8\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05d0\u05b1\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b0 \u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9-\u05e4\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b8\u05e2: <\/span>108:8 \u2018Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter. 108:9 \u2018Moab is My washbowl; Over Edom I shall throw My shoe; Over Philistia I will shout aloud.\u2019 108:10 Who will bring me into the besieged city? Who will lead me to Edom? 108:11 Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us? And will You not go forth with our armies, O God? (NASB) <\/span> The psalm concludes saying, <\/span>\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4-\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b6\u05d6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05bc\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d5\u05b0\u05d0 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd: \u05d9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e0\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4-\u05d7\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1 \u05e6\u05b8\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc:<\/span> 108:12 Oh give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain. 108:13 Through God we will do valiantly, And it is He who shall tread down our adversaries. (NASB)<\/span> The Lord is the one in whom we are to place our trust! The psalmist seeks for the Lord\u2019s help, calling upon the peoples need for the salvation of God from their enemies. The Psalm reminds us of the places and tribes of Israel to stir to memory the promises the Lord had made to His people. It is found within the covenant promises the reliance of the psalmist to trust with a hopeful expectation the Lord will go out with the armies of Israel and deliver her enemies into her hands. The Scriptures are given for the purpose of reminding us of who the Lord is and that in the midst of our sins, if we live our lives in repentance, He will most assuredly come to our rescue. Let\u2019s Pray!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Rabbinic Commentary<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Rabbinic Commentary (Midrash) on <\/span>Tehillim \/ Psalms 108 <\/span>has 2 parts. Reading through the Midrash we will be looking at Part 1 and 2. Let\u2019s begin by outlining <\/span>Midrash Tehillim Chapter 108, Parts 1 and 2.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Outline of Midrash Tehillim \/ Psalms, Chapter 108, Part 1 and 2<\/span><\/p>\n

    Part 1<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • The Midrash introduces the Psalm with the \u05d3\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05de\u05ea\u05d7\u05d9\u05dc<\/span> (Dibur Hamathil) saying, \u201cA song, a Psalm of David. My heart is prepared, O God; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises (Tehillim \/ Psalms 108:1-2).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The \u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta) the homiletic introduction to the midrash states, \u201cElsewhere, this is what Scripture says, And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications (Daniel 9:3).<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The \u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal) \u201cthe parable,\u201d<\/span> goes on to explain the \u05e4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d7\u05ea\u05d0<\/span> (Petihta), the rabbis speak of the differences between prayer and supplications.<\/li>\n
    • The \u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (Nimshal) \u201cexpansion on the parable\u201d <\/span>expands upon the \u05de\u05e9\u05dc<\/span> (mashal), the rabbis continue saying a righteous man prayers with a humble spirit and soul.<\/li>\n
    • The Concluding phrase says, \u201cDavid said, Accordingly, behold, I will prepare my heart so that the Holy One blessed be He, will hear my prayer. Hence it is said, My heart is prepared, O God; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises (Tehillim \/ Psalms 108:2).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Part 2<\/span><\/p>\n