Midrash su Salmi 85:10

For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work alludes to the Tent of Meeting. I will exult in the works of Thy hands refers to the building of the Temple, may it be rebuilt speedily in our time. How great are thy works, O Lord: Thy thoughts are very deep (ibid., v. 6) relates to the fact that You decided to combine the celebration of the erection of the Tabernacle with the celebration of the birthday of our patriarch Isaac. That day he received ten crowns, as discussed in Seder Olam.²⁰See Seder Olam 7. Seder Olam is a tannaitic midrash dealing with chronological matters. See Strack, Introduction to Talmud and Midrash, p. 225. The ten crowns are ten events that occurred on that day. See the lis tin Ginzberg, Legends, vol. III, p. 181.. Therefore it says: A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a food understand this (ibid., v. 7). A brutish man knoweth not alludes to the scoffers and fools of that generation, who did not know the thoughts of the Holy One, blessed be He. Neither doth a fool understand refers to those who do not realize that none of them would be able to rear it, neither Bezalel nor Oholiab nor the wise men who had performed the work. Only Moses would come and do his part, since he was troubled by the fact that he had not participated at all in the work done on the Tabernacle. Therefore Moses reared the Tabernacle, and neither Bezalel nor Oholiab nor the wise could do it. And it is written: And it came to pass on that day that Moses made an end of setting up the Tabernacle (Num. 7:1). When the Tabernacle was set up, the Shekhinah descended into it immediately, as it is said: And Moses was not able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle (Exod. 40:35). It is written elsewhere: For the cloud of the Lord was upon the Tabernacle by day (ibid., v. 38) to fulfill what is written: Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him; that glory may dwell in our land (Ps. 85:10). The Holy One, blessed be He, said: In this world My Shekhinah will dwell among you and within your sight, as it is said: And the appearance of the glory of the Lord (Exod. 24:1), but in the future the Shekhinah will never depart from you, as it is said: In that day I will dwell therein among the children of Israel and will not forsake My people Israel (I Kings 6:13). Blessed be the Lord forever. Amen. Selah.

[(Numb. 7:1:) SO IT CAME TO PASS ON THE DAY THAT MOSES HAD FINISHED.] R. Judah bar Simon said: On the day that the Tabernacle was erected, Moses entered and heard a majestic voice, a beautiful voice, a praiseworthy voice.¹¹²Tanh., Numb. 2:25; similarly Numb. R. 12:1; PR 5:11. Moses said (in Ps. 85:9 [8]): LET ME HEAR WHAT GOD, THE LORD, WILL SPEAK. Is he speaking with severity? Is he speaking with compassion? LET ME HEAR WHAT GOD, THE LORD, WILL SPEAK. The Holy One said to him: Moses, I am speaking peace; there is nothing in my heart against my children, as stated (ibid.): FOR HE WILL SPEAK [PEACE UNTO HIS PEOPLE AND UNTO HIS SAINTS; SO LET THEM NOT TURN TO FOLLY. It is also written after this (in vs. 10 [9]): SURELY HIS SALVATION IS NEAR FOR THOSE WHO FEAR HIM, <FOR HIS GLORY TO DWELL IN OUR LAND>. When? On the day that the Tabernacle was erected, [for R. Joshua the Priest has said in the name of R. Eliezer] that, before the Tabernacle was erected, there was strife between the Holy One and Israel; but on the day that the Tabernacle was erected, a peace was concluded, as stated (in vs. 9 [8]): FOR HE WILL SPEAK PEACE UNTO HIS PEOPLE AND UNTO HIS SAINTS; SO LET THEM NOT TURN TO FOLLY. R. Simeon b. Laqish said concerning it (the verse): What <reason> is there for me to learn <this> from the book of Psalms? It is a matter of <record in> Torah; for even in the place <under consideration> (i.e., in Numb. 7:1), there is nothing at all lacking (which is found in Ps. 85:9–10 [8–9]). What is written above on the matter (in Numb. 6:26)? THE LORD LIFT UP HIS FACE UNTO YOU AND GRANT YOU PEACE. When? (According to 7:1) on the day that the Tabernacle was erected.