Midras 1 Raja-raja 8:54: Bereshit Rabbah & Midrash Tehillim

I will bless those who bless you, and one who curses you, I will curse, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you” (Genesis 12:3).
“I will bless those who bless you” – Rabbi Yirmeya said: The Holy One blessed be He was more exacting regarding the honor of the righteous man than regarding His own honor. Regarding His own honor it is written: “For those who honor Me, I will honor, but those who scorn Me will be dishonored” (I Samuel 2:30) – by others. Regarding the honor of the righteous it is written: “I will bless those who bless you, and one who curses you, I will curse” – I, Myself.
It is taught:⁴²This is based on the interpretation of the term venivrekhu (literally translated as “shall be blessed”) as deriving from the word berekh, knee, and meaning to bend the knee. These are the blessings⁴³Of the eighteen blessings in the Amida prayer. during which a person bows: The blessing of the Patriarchs, at the beginning and the end; the blessing of thanksgiving, at the beginning and the end. One who bows during each blessing, he should be taught not to bow. Rabbi Yitzḥak bar Naḥman said in the name of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi: A High Priest bows at the beginning of each blessing, and a king bows at the beginning of each blessing and at the end of each blessing. Rabbi Simon said in the name of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi: The king, once he bowed [at the beginning], he would not stand upright until he would complete his entire prayer. That is what is written: “It was when Solomon had concluded praying this entire prayer and entreaty to the Lord that he rose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling [mikero’a] on his knees, and his hands were spread heavenward” (I Kings 8:54).
What is keria and what is berikha?⁴⁴These are two terms for bowing or prostration. Rabbi Ḥiyya the Great demonstrated keria before Rabbi,⁴⁵Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi. and he became lame [as a result], but he was healed. Bar Sisi demonstrated berikha before Rabbi, and he became lame [as a result], and was not healed.⁴⁶Standing up from berikha is much more difficult.
“Shall be blessed in you” – the rains are due to your merit, the dews are due to your merit.
That is what is written: “The matter became known to Mordekhai, and he told Queen Esther…” (Esther 2:22).⁴⁷Mordekhai found out about an assassination attempt against Aḥashverosh, and he warned him about it. This one [Mordekhai] is circumcised and that one [Aḥashverosh] is uncircumcised, and he took pity on him? That is astonishing. Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Neḥemya, Rabbi Yehuda says: [Mordekhai said:] ‘“I gain insight from the elders, for I uphold Your edicts” (Psalms 119:100) – Jacob blessed Pharaoh, as it is stated: “Jacob blessed Pharaoh” (Genesis 47:7). Joseph revealed [the dream] to him [Pharaoh].⁴⁸He interpreted his dreams and revealed to Pharaoh how to conduct himself during the years of famine. Daniel revealed [the dream] to Nebuchadnezzar.⁴⁹He interpreted his dreams and revealed to him how to avoid divine punishment. I, too, will do so: “And he told Queen Esther.”’ Rabbi Neḥemya said: The Holy One blessed be He said to Abraham our forefather: “All the families of the earth shall be blessed in you” (Genesis 12:3).. If you say that it means that they will be wealthy, they [the gentiles] are more wealthy than they [the Jews]. But rather, it is for consultation. When they encounter trouble, they consult with us and we reveal to them [what to do].

To the conductor, on the melody of David. I will listen to my prayer. As it says in Proverbs 15:29, "The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous." Whenever Israel called out to the Lord, He answered them. They called out to Him in Egypt, and He answered them, as it says in Exodus 3:7, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings." He answered them at the sea, as it says in Exodus 14:15, "Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward." He answered them in the wilderness, as it says in Numbers 21:3, "And the Lord heeded their plea." They entered the land and called out to Him, and He answered them, as it says in 1 Samuel 7:9, "And Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him." Even in the days of Solomon, He answered them, as it says in 1 Kings 8:54, "And when Solomon finished praying, all the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple." And even now, in exile, He answers us, as it says in Lamentations 3:55-56, "I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit; you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help!’" And we, at the edge of the earth, call out to You. And the Lord said to us, "From the edge of the earth you have called me, but when you were in the land, you did not call on me. Therefore, it shall be said, ‘From the edge of the earth I called to you.’" Jeremiah also said, in Jeremiah 29:12, "Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you." And in Jeremiah 29:13, "You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart." And Moses said, in Deuteronomy 4:30, "When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, you will return to the Lord your God and obey his voice." Therefore, from the edge of the earth I call to You.