시편 79:10 미드라쉬: Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael & Midrash Tehillim

R. Yossi Haglili says; "Beautify and praise the Holy One Blessed be He before all the peoples of the world." R. Yossi b. Dormaskith says: "I shall make a Temple before Him," "navth" being the Temple, as in (Psalms 79:7) "and they have destroyed navehu" (His Temple)", and (Isaiah 33:20) "But you will regard (with deference) Zion, the city of our assemblies. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, the peaceful habitation" (neveh sha'anan).

"My soul has pined for Your salvation" (Psalms 119:81), as Jeremiah said, "Why do You forget us forever?" (Lamentations 5:20), "You have spurned us and rejected us," but "Restore us to Yourself" (Lamentations 5:21). Similarly, it is said, "The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, and we are not saved" (Jeremiah 8:20), and David said, "How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?" (Psalms 13:2) and "You, O Lord, have knowledge; remember me and take note of me; avenge me of my persecutors. Do not, because of Your patience, lead me to disillusionment. Take note that I suffer disgrace for Your sake" (Jeremiah 15:15). You are patient, but our spirit is weak, and the longer You wait, the more our souls are consumed. Therefore, it is said, "My soul has pined for Your salvation." "My eyes fail from searching Your word, saying, 'When will You comfort me?'" (Psalms 119:82). Why did my eyes fail? Concerning this, it is written, "For a set time, an appointed time; though it tarries, wait for it, for it will surely come, it will not delay" (Habakkuk 2:3). The appointed times have passed, yet You have not comforted me. Therefore, it is said, "When will You comfort me?" "For I am like smoke, long neglected" (Psalms 119:83). However, Daniel said, "Many shall purify themselves and be cleansed and refined; the wicked shall act wickedly and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand" (Daniel 12:10). We have already been refined and cleansed; we have already endured all manner of affliction, as it is said, "For I am like smoke, long neglected." There is no greater refinement than death, as it is said, "How many are the days of Your servant?" (Psalms 119:84). Even though You brought Israel out of Egypt, we fear that they will be subjugated in the midst of the building. If it is Your will, do for us as it is said, "Make known among the nations in our sight" (Psalms 79:10). The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to them, "You ask Me to act, and I shall indeed act, as it is said, 'I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done to Zion in your sight'" (Jeremiah 51:24). "The wicked have dug pits for me" (Psalms 119:85). Israel said to the Holy One, Blessed be He, "The wicked have not dug one pit for me, but many." It is written in the Torah, "You shall not slaughter it and its young both in one day" (Leviticus 22:28), and concerning me it is written, "Upon the iniquity of their fathers they will stumble" (Hosea 10:14). It is written in the Torah, "He shall pour out its blood" (Leviticus 17:13), and concerning me it is written, "I have been poured out like water" (Psalms 22:15).

"To take vengeance upon the nations. What is this vengeance? The Holy One, blessed be He, said: 'I will avenge what was done to Israel,' as it says, 'Vengeance for the blood of His servants is spilled' (Psalm 79:10). And vengeance is not taken by a person, as it says, 'Vengeance is Mine, and recompense' (Deuteronomy 32:35). It also says, 'Rejoice, O nations, with His people' (Deuteronomy 32:43), and 'Thus says the Lord: "To whom I will be avenged"' (Nahum 1:2). All these acts of vengeance are in the hands of the Holy One, blessed be He, against the wicked. Therefore, it is said to take vengeance upon the nations. Lest you say that this applies to all people, the Holy One, blessed be He, said that it applies only to the kings of the gentiles, as it says, 'To bind their kings' (Psalm 149:8). Why did these kings come against Israel? As it says, 'Why do the nations rage?' (Psalm 2:1). Therefore, it is said to bind their kings. The Holy One, blessed be He, said, 'Blessed is the one who will repay you for your deeds' (Psalm 137:8). And what was their repayment to Israel? 'The eyes of Zedekiah were blinded' (2 Kings 25:7). And I will do the same to them, as it says, 'And their nobles shall be bound in chains of iron' (Psalm 149:8). The Holy One, blessed be He, said, 'Do they think that I have forgotten what they have done?' It is written before Me, as it says, 'For the day is coming, burning like a furnace' (Malachi 3:19), and 'They shall go forth and look upon the corpses of the men' (Isaiah 66:24). To execute upon them the judgment that is written. And what is the judgment that is written? 'Let sinners be consumed from the earth' (Psalm 104:35). Therefore, it is said to execute upon them the judgment that is written."