Chasidut for Zephaniah 2:3

בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ אֶת־יְהוָה֙ כָּל־עַנְוֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ פָּעָ֑לוּ בַּקְּשׁוּ־צֶ֙דֶק֙ בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ עֲנָוָ֔ה אוּלַי֙ תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ בְּי֖וֹם אַף־יְהוָֽה׃

Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, That have executed His ordinance; Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.

The Gate of Unity

This is in accordance with the teaching,1See Talmud Bavli, Yevamot 78b, and Rashi there; Also see Zephaniah 2:3 “[In the same matter] where His judgment is, [there He enumerates good deeds],” in regard King Saul who killed the Gibeonites. [Simultaneously, King David was reprimanded] for not properly eulogizing [King Saul]. [This is an example of] two opposites at once.
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