Chasidut do Przysłów 31:26

Said Rabbi Yochanan in the name of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, what is the intent of the verse, Piha¹⁹⁹The Hebrew word piha, “her mouth,” can be divided to spell pi heh, “the mouth of the letter heh,” whose gematria is five. paschah be-chachmah, “She opened her mouth with wisdom” (Prov. 31:26)? Solomon intended this verse to serve as a statement about his father David who lived in five worlds and in each, sang a special song to God. He lived as a fetus within his mother’s womb and sang, Barchi nafshi, “My soul will bless God, and all of my insides will thank His holy name” (Psalm 103). He emerged from the womb and he looked upon the stars and their constellations and said, “Bless God, O His angels, strong warriors who fulfill His word…” (ibid.). He nursed from his mother and sang, “My soul, Bless God! Do not forget all the good that He did for you.” This refers, according to Rav Avahu, to the placement of the body’s repositories of milk at the place of wisdom [the heart]. He saw the fall of the wicked and he sang, “All sin will disappear from the earth, there will be no more sinners, my soul shall thank God. Hallelujah!” (Psalm 104). He looked at the day of death and sang, “My soul shall bless God, God my Lord, You are most exalted.”