Les Psaumes 63:5 Midrash : Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)

(Ib. b) R. Elazar said: "What means the passage (Ps. 63, 4.) Thus I will bless Thee while I live; in Thy name will I lift up my hands? i.e., Thus will I bless Thee, refers to the Sh'm'a, In Thy name will I lift up my hands, refers to the prayer of the Eighteen Benedictions; and for him who does so, says the passage (Ib. ib. 5.) As with fat and marrow shall my soul be satisfied, and moreover he will inherit both this and the future world, as it is said (Ib.) And with joyful lips shall my mouth praise Thee." R. Elazar after he had finished his [daily] prayers made the following prayer: "May it be Thy will, O Lord, our God, that Thou shalt cause to dwell in our lot (midst), love and brotherhood, peace and friendship; and Thou shalt increase our territory with scholars; that Thou shalt cause us to realize into a prosperous end and into hopefulness; that Thou shalt establish our share in Paradise, and direct us in this world by means of good associates and with a good inclination so that when we rise we shall find the inclination of our hearts to fear Thy name, and all the necessities [of our souls and the requirements of our well-being] shall appear before Thee." R. Jochanan after he had finished his prayer made the following prayer: "May it be Thy will, O Lord, our God, that Thou shalt see our shame and shalt look upon our misfortunes and shalt clothe Thyself with Thy mercy and cover Thyself with Thy strength and enwrap Thyself with Thy pity and gird Thyself with Thy gracefulness and let come before Thee the attribute of Thy compassion and Thy meekness." R. Zeira when he had finished his [daily] prayer was wont to make the following prayer: "May it be Thy will, O Lord, our God, that we shall sin no more and we shall not be shamed nor reproached by our parents." Rab Chiya, after he finished Ins [daily] prayer was accustomed to say the following prayer: "May it be Thy will, O Lord, our God, that your Torah shall be our occupation and that we shall not suffer with our heart nor shall our eyes become darkened." Rab, when he had finished his [daily] prayer, would make the following prayer: "May it be Thy will, O Lord, our God, and the God of our fathers, that Thou shalt grant us long life, a life of peace, of good, of blessing, of sustenance, of bodily vigor marked by the fear of Heaven and the dread of sin; a life free from shame and reproach, a life of prosperity and honor, a life wherein shall dwell in us the love of the Torah and the fear of Heaven, a life in which the desires of our hearts be fulfilled for good."