시편 42:2의 인용 해설

אפיקיו Its rapid parts.¹³Where the river is the most violent, and its overflowing causes great damage. Comp. I.E. on Job 40:18, and Joel 1:20. A. V. his channels. — comp. Ps. 42:2, Song 5:12 — or banks, according to the context.

Behold, I, the meek one, who dwell in darkness – I involve myself in prayer; I ask the One who graciously bestows [wisdom] to do so even to those who are unworthy. I pray that with His light and truthfulness, He may guide me in the paved paths and grant me a place beside the glorious light [of the Torah]. This is so that I may be able to spread and enhance the Torah, together with my son and son-in-law, who are esteemed rabbis, and men of great distinction. May God bless them with the threefold blessing and twofold peace: [that they receive] their daily bread, obtain what their families require, and [receive these gifts] in a most dignified manner. May the strength of the Torah implanted in their hearts produce tranquility and a heritage,³⁰He achieves a twofold peace (tranquility) by studying the Torah in depth and by knowing that his children are continuing this lofty effort. thereby creating an [enduring] fertile garden planted near the tranquil waters of the Torah.³¹See Psalms 1:3. May our feet be protected from becoming entrapped in error or stumbling, [for this protection] is the desired result of all striving. For His sake, may He be blessed, the One through Whom all acts are manifest: it is for Him that my spirit longs and my soul is consumed.³²See Psalms 42:2. To Him and to His kindness do I entrust my soul, that I may not be put to shame by my logic until the day He takes me from this world. May this be my reward for all my toil before Him, may He be blessed. Behold, I am the one laden with a great task,³³See what was written at the end of Part 1, pertaining to these words which are the signature of the Netziv. He ends most of his writings and responsa in this manner. for my whole salvation and yearning is [to acquire] her [the Torah].³⁴II Sam. 23:5 and Isa. 62:4.