Les Psaumes 9:1 Midrash : Midrash Tehillim

I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness. He is the Most High in heaven. Rabbi Levi said, when God makes us superior to others in the world, it is above all, as it is said (Deuteronomy 28:1) "And the Lord your God will make you supreme." What is the reason for saying "I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness"? Rabbi Joshua ben Levi said, wherever you find the downfall of the wicked, there is acknowledgment from above and acknowledgment from below, as it is said, "I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness." What is written at the end of the psalm? "To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David." This refers to Edom. What is written after the psalm (Psalm 9:1)? "To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David." This refers to the future. And what is written at the end? "I will praise the Lord with my whole heart." There is acknowledgment from above and acknowledgment from below.

To conquer over the death of a loved one. This is what is said in Ecclesiastes 3:11, "He has made everything beautiful in its time." Rabbi Berechiah in the name of Rabbi Jonathan says, "Do not read (the word) 'shem' (name), but rather 'olam' (world). For God has placed the world in their hearts, and He has also placed the love of children in the hearts of their parents." It is like a king who had two sons, one older and one younger. The older was respected, while the younger was troublesome. Nevertheless, the king loved the younger more than the older. Another explanation Rabbi Jonathan gives is that God placed the fear of the angel of death in their hearts. Rav Berya in the name of Rabbi Samuel says, "And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good" (Genesis 1:31). This refers to the evil inclination. For if it weren't for the evil inclination, a man would not marry a woman, nor would he bear children, and the world would not exist nor would homes be built. Another explanation is that God concealed from humans the day of death and the day of judgment. David said, "Because You have hidden them from me, I sing about You." About the death of a loved one.

Another thing to be emphasized about the death of Ben. The verse in Ecclesiastes 12:10 says that Kohelet sought to find pleasing words. Solomon wanted to address the matter of the Red Heifer, as Rabbi Yitzhak said, "Whoever engages with the Red Heifer becomes impure, while it purifies the impure." The verse responded, "The words of truth are straightforward." I already wrote in the Book of Yashar, as it says in Joshua 10:13, "Is it not written in the Book of Yashar?" Do it with honesty, do it with integrity, make decrees and ordinances, and no one will think otherwise, as it is written in Numbers 19:2, "This is the statute of the law." Another thing Solomon sought was to understand the reward of Torah study, as it says in Proverbs 3:15, "She is more precious than rubies." The Holy One, blessed be He, responded, "And the words of truth are written." I already wrote to you in the Book of Yashar, as it says in Isaiah 64:3, "No eye has seen, O God, besides You, what You have prepared for those who wait for You." Another thing he sought was to understand the reward of the righteous, as it says in Malachi 3:12, "For you will be a desirable land." And how great is your goodness! Another thing he sought was to understand the reward of fulfilling commandmens, as it says in Hosea 6:6, "For I desire kindness." And how great is your goodness! The Holy One, blessed be He, responded, "And the words of truth are written." I already wrote to you in the Book of Yashar, as it says in Isaiah 64:3, "No eye has seen, O God, besides You, what You have prepared for those who wait for You." Another thing he sought was to understand the end, as it says in Song of Songs 3:5, "I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, that you will not arouse or awaken love until it desires." (Isaiah 63:4) "For the day of vengeance is in my heart, and the year of my redemption has come." Rabbi Shaul taught in the name of Rabbi Yehuda, "If someone asks you, 'When will the end of the redemption come?' do not believe him, as it is said, 'For the day of vengeance is in my heart.' What is in my heart, I have not revealed to anyone." Rabbi Barchia and Rabbi Simon taught in the name of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, "I have given you three signs for the grave of Moses: a sign within a sign, as it is said, 'And He buried him in the valley' (Deuteronomy 34:6), and finally, 'No man knows his burial place' (Deuteronomy 34:6). Regarding something that I have given you as a sign, no creature can stand in its way." The end of days, as it says in Daniel (Daniel 12:9), "The words are sealed and closed until the time of the end." Rabbi Chayya taught (Proverbs 5:6), "The path of life - lest you wander." One should not consider the commandments of the Torah lightly, thinking, "Which commandment will give me greater reward if I do it?" (Proverbs 5:21) "For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He watches all his paths." "Shaky paths are the paths of the Torah. Rabbi Chiya offered a parable: What is this matter like? It is like a king who had a garden and he employed laborers to work in it, but did not reveal to them the reward for their work or for planting. If he had revealed it to them, they would have seen which beautiful planting was rewarded abundantly and would have planted it, and the work of the garden would have partly ceased and partly continued. Therefore, the Holy One, blessed be He, did not reveal to Israel the reward for the commandments of the Torah, so that they would not see which commandment had a greater reward and would fulfill it, and the Torah would be partly fulfilled and partly ceased. Therefore, the Sages changed the language of the Mishnah to say, "Be as careful with a light commandment as with a severe one." "Turn away from a doubtful matter." Rabbi Acha said in the name of Rabbi, "God wavers the reward for the commandments in this world, so that Israel may perform them, and when God comes to give their reward, He will give the reward for belief and the reward for action." Therefore, David said, "For the conductor, concerning the death of a son," because the reward for the commandments was hidden so that the Torah would be fulfilled entirely." ...