Midrasz do Hioba 37:20
הַֽיְסֻפַּר־ל֭וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃
Czyż należy Go powiadomić, że mówić chcę? Ale czyż kiedy żądał człowiek, aby zgładzonym został?
Midrash Tanchuma
Another comment on These are the names (Exod. 1:1). Scripture states: As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise, unto the end of the earth (Ps. 48:11). Men praise a human king as strong though he may be weak; they acclaim him as handsome though he may be ugly; they extol him as merciful though he may be cruel, but the Holy One, blessed be He, exceeds all the praise heaped upon Him, for He is the great, the mighty, the awe-inspiring God. David exclaimed: Who can express the mighty acts of the Lord, or make all His praise be heard? (Ps. 105:2), while Job declared: Shall it be told Him that I speak? or should a man wish that he were swallowed up? (Job 37:20). The men of the Great Synagogue later proclaimed: Blessed be Thy glorious name that is exalted above all blessing and praise (Neh. 9:5).
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Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
Beyond these Eighteen Benedictions one must not tell the praises of the Holy One, praised be He! for R. Elazar said: "What is the meaning of the passage (Ps. 106, 2) Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can publish all His praise? This means, Who is fit to utter? He who can publish all His praise; [and as no one can do so, only the prayers that have been ordained should be said]." Rabba b. Ghana said in the name of R. Jochanan: "He who speaks too much in praise of God will be removed from the world, as it is said (Job 37, 20) Can all be related of Him when I speak? Or if a man talk even till he be swallowed up?" R. Juda, of the village Geboriah, according to others of Gibor-Chail, taught: "What is the meaning of the passage (Ps. 65, 2) For Thee praise is silent. This means that silence is the cure of everything." When R. Dima came from the land of Israel he said that in the West they say: "A word is worth a sela and silence two." R. Acha said in the name of R. Elazar: "Whence do we learn that God called Jacob El? (similar to God's name). It is said (Gen. 33, 20) And he erected there an altar and called it El the God of Israel. How can one possibly think that Jacob called the altar El? If so, it ought then be written And Jacob called it El (not him). We must therefore say that this means and Jacob was called El. Who called him so? The God of Israel."
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Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
PREMUNDANE CREATION, AND THE WORK OF THE FIRST DAY
R. ELIEZER BEN HYRḲANOS opened (his discourse with the text), "Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord, or shew forth all his praise?" (Ps. 106:2). Is there any man who can utter the mighty acts of the Holy One, blessed be He, or who can shew forth all His praise? Not even the ministering angels are able to narrate (the Divine praise). But to investigate a part of His mighty deeds with reference to what He has done, and what He will do in the future (is permissible), so that His name should be exalted among His creatures, whom He has created, from one end of the world || to the other, as it is said, "One generation to another shall laud thy works" (Ps. 145:4).
R. ELIEZER BEN HYRḲANOS opened (his discourse with the text), "Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord, or shew forth all his praise?" (Ps. 106:2). Is there any man who can utter the mighty acts of the Holy One, blessed be He, or who can shew forth all His praise? Not even the ministering angels are able to narrate (the Divine praise). But to investigate a part of His mighty deeds with reference to what He has done, and what He will do in the future (is permissible), so that His name should be exalted among His creatures, whom He has created, from one end of the world || to the other, as it is said, "One generation to another shall laud thy works" (Ps. 145:4).
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