Midrash su Salmi 22:4
וְאַתָּ֥ה קָד֑וֹשׁ י֝וֹשֵׁ֗ב תְּהִלּ֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Eppure sei santo, o Tu che sei in trono sulle lodi di Israele.
Shir HaShirim Rabbah
Another matter, “My beloved is like a gazelle,” Rabbi Yitzḥak said: The congregation of Israel said before the Holy One blessed be He: ‘Master of the universe, You said to us: Come, come. You come to us first.’
“My beloved is like a gazelle,” just as this gazelle leaps from mountain to mountain, from valley to valley, from tree to tree, from booth to booth, and from fence to fence, so too, the Holy One blessed be He leaps from this synagogue to that synagogue, from this study hall to that study hall. Why to that extent? In order to bless Israel. By what merit? By the merit of Abraham; that is what is written: “The Lord appeared to him at the terebinths of Mamre [and he was sitting at the entrance of the tent]” (Genesis 18:1). Rabbi Berekhya [said] in the name of Rabbi Levi: “Was sitting [yoshev],” [the word] yoshev is written without a vav.103This indicates that there was something incomplete about his sitting, because he had begun to get up (Etz Yosef). Abraham sought to stand, [but] the Holy One blessed be He said to him: ‘Sit, Abraham, you are a model for your descendants. Just as you are sitting and I am standing, so will it be for your descendants when they enter the synagogue and the study hall and recite Shema; they will be sitting, and My glory will stand in their midst.’ What is the source? “God stands [nitzav] in the congregation of God” (Psalms 82:1). Rabbi Ḥagai said in the name of Rabbi Yitzḥak: “God stands [omed]” is not written, but rather, nitzav. What is nitzav? It is standing at the ready, just as it says: “You shall stand [venitzavta] there for Me atop the mountain” (Exodus 34:2), and it is written: “It will be, before they call [I will answer, while they yet speak I will hear]” (Isaiah 65:24).104This indicates that God stands at the ready, anticipating Israel’s prayers. Rabbi Shmuel in the name of Rabbi Ḥanina: With each and every praise with which Israel lauds the Holy One blessed be He, the Holy One blessed be He sits in their midst, as it is written: “You are holy, sitting upon the praises of Israel” (Psalms 22:4).
“Or a fawn,” Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina said: Like the offspring of a hind. “Behold, he is standing behind our wall,” behind the walls of synagogues and study halls. “Gazing through the window,” from between the priests’ shoulders. “Peering through the lattice,” from between the priests’ fingers. “My beloved spoke up, and he said to me” (Song of Songs 2:10), what did He say to me? “May the Lord bless you and keep you” (Numbers 6:24).
“My beloved is like a gazelle,” just as this gazelle leaps from mountain to mountain, from valley to valley, from tree to tree, from booth to booth, and from fence to fence, so too, the Holy One blessed be He leaps from this synagogue to that synagogue, from this study hall to that study hall. Why to that extent? In order to bless Israel. By what merit? By the merit of Abraham; that is what is written: “The Lord appeared to him at the terebinths of Mamre [and he was sitting at the entrance of the tent]” (Genesis 18:1). Rabbi Berekhya [said] in the name of Rabbi Levi: “Was sitting [yoshev],” [the word] yoshev is written without a vav.103This indicates that there was something incomplete about his sitting, because he had begun to get up (Etz Yosef). Abraham sought to stand, [but] the Holy One blessed be He said to him: ‘Sit, Abraham, you are a model for your descendants. Just as you are sitting and I am standing, so will it be for your descendants when they enter the synagogue and the study hall and recite Shema; they will be sitting, and My glory will stand in their midst.’ What is the source? “God stands [nitzav] in the congregation of God” (Psalms 82:1). Rabbi Ḥagai said in the name of Rabbi Yitzḥak: “God stands [omed]” is not written, but rather, nitzav. What is nitzav? It is standing at the ready, just as it says: “You shall stand [venitzavta] there for Me atop the mountain” (Exodus 34:2), and it is written: “It will be, before they call [I will answer, while they yet speak I will hear]” (Isaiah 65:24).104This indicates that God stands at the ready, anticipating Israel’s prayers. Rabbi Shmuel in the name of Rabbi Ḥanina: With each and every praise with which Israel lauds the Holy One blessed be He, the Holy One blessed be He sits in their midst, as it is written: “You are holy, sitting upon the praises of Israel” (Psalms 22:4).
“Or a fawn,” Rabbi Yosei bar Ḥanina said: Like the offspring of a hind. “Behold, he is standing behind our wall,” behind the walls of synagogues and study halls. “Gazing through the window,” from between the priests’ shoulders. “Peering through the lattice,” from between the priests’ fingers. “My beloved spoke up, and he said to me” (Song of Songs 2:10), what did He say to me? “May the Lord bless you and keep you” (Numbers 6:24).
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Midrash Tehillim
And You are holy, seated on the praises of Israel. (Psalms 22:4) Said R. Shmuel: every laudation and laudation with which Israel lauds the Holy Blessed One, divine Glory sits among them, as it is written, And You are holy, seated on the praises of Israel. Esther said, If You do not answer us, and they destroy us, I will immediately say You are seated on the praises of Israel. And if you save us, then You are holy. In eather case, You are seated on the praise of Israel. Said Rabbi Yehoshua son of Laqish: All this and more upon me if I ever looked in a book of aggadah in all my days! One time I found a book of aggadah. I saw in it 175 portions that were written in the Torah, statements and orders, corresponding to the 175 years of our father Abraham. As it is written, You take the gifts of the man (Psalm 68:10) — this is Abraham, as it is written, the man was great among the Anakites (Joshua 14:15). And 147 psalms in the book of Psalms, corresponding to the years of Jacob our father, which is the meaning behind And You are holy, seated on the praise of Israel (Psalms 22:4). And 123 times after the Hallel reader reads we respond "Hallelujah!" corresponding to the years of Aaron, which is the meaning behind Revere the LORD, His holy ones! (Psalm 34:10), which is Aaron who was called holy, as it is written, and Aaron, the holy one of God (Psalm 106:16). Rabbi Shmuel said in the name of Rabbi Ḥanina: over each and every praise that Israel lauds, You are far above all laudation, as it is written, and high over all blessing and praise (Nehemiah 9:5). Rabbi Berechia in the name of Rabbi Levi said: It is written, And the LORD appeared to him in the oaks of Mamre, and he sat at the entrance to the tent (Genesis 18:1). It's written that he sat?! He went to stand, but the Holy Blessed One said. "Be seated. This is a sign that your children, at the time when Israel goes to their synagogues and study halls and recites the Shema and prays, they are seated, but My Glory stands among them," which is the meaning of God stands guard in the congregation of God (Psalm 82:1). Rabbi Ḥaggai in the name of Rabbi Yitsḥaq said, "God stands isn't written there, but as stands guard in the congregation, as it is said, And it will be, as soon as they call, I will answer (Isaiah 65:24).
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Tanna Debei Eliyahu Rabbah
This is what God said to Israel: My children what do I seek from you? I seek no more than that you love one another, and honor one another, and that you have awe for one another
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Yalkut Shimoni on Torah
and he lay down in that place – R’ Yehudah says ‘here he lay down, but all fourteen years that he was hidden away in the land serving Ever he never laid down.’ R’ Nechemia says ‘here he lay down, but all twenty years that he was in the House of Lavan he never laid down.’ And what would he say? Fifteen songs of ascent which are in the Book of Tehillim. And why the songs of ascent? As it says “…Had it not been for the Lord Who was with us, let Israel declare now,” (Tehillim 124:1) this refers to grandfather Yisrael (Yisrael Saba). R’ Shmuel bar Nachman said ‘he would say the whole Book of Tehillim, and for what reason? As it says “But You are holy; You await the praises of Israel,” (Tehillim 22:4) this refers to grandfather Yisrael (Yisrael Saba). Yaakov was seventy-seven when he left his house, and the well went before him two day’s travel all the way from Be’er Sheva to Mount Moriah. He reached there at midday and the Holy One encountered him there, as it says “And he arrived at the place…” (Bereshit 28:11) Why is the Holy One known as ‘place’ (makom) Because in every place where the righteous stand, there the Holy One is found, as it says “Wherever I allow My name to be mentioned, I will come to you and bless you.” (Shemot 20:21) The Holy One said to him ‘Yaakov, the bread is in your bag and the well is before you to eat and drink. Lay down in this place.’ He replied ‘Master of the world, right now when the sun is only a fifth down, should I lay down in the place at the wrong time?!’ The sun moved into the west and Yaakov looked and saw the sun and lay down there, as it says “…and he lodged there because the sun had set…” (Bereshit 28:11) Yaakov took twelve stones from the stones of the altar upon which Yitzchak was bound and placed them under his head. The place (hamakom) came to make known to him that in the future twelve tribes would rise out of him, and they were made into one rock in order to make known to him that they would all in the future be one nation in the land.
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