Talmud zu Tehillim 148:14
וַיָּ֤רֶם קֶ֨רֶן ׀ לְעַמּ֡וֹ תְּהִלָּ֤ה לְֽכָל־חֲסִידָ֗יו לִבְנֵ֣י יִ֭שְׂרָאֵל עַֽם־קְרֹב֗וֹ הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃
Er erhöhte das Horn seines Volkes und gab Ruhm all seinen Frommen, den Kindern Israel, dem ihm nahen Volke. Halleluja!
Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot
Rebbi Simeon bar Laqish said, flesh and blood has a relative. If he is rich, he acknowledges him. If he is poor, he disawovs him. But the Holy One, praise to Him, is not like this; even if Israel is in deepest distress, He calls them My brothers and My friends. What is the reason (Ps. 122:8): “For My brothers and friends.” Rebbi Abun, Rebbi Aḥa, and Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish: flesh and blood has a relative. If he is a philosopher, he says: “This X is related to us.” But the Holy One, praise to Him, calls all of Israel relatives; that is what is written (Ps. 148:14): “He raises the fortunes of His people.62While there are numerous verses declaring Israel as His people, it belongs to the style of a sermon to close with a verse promising a better future. The quote may indicate that עם should be translated as “relative”; this is the meaning attributed to the root in theophorous names.”
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