Cytowanie Komentarza do Psalmów 136:5

לְעֹשֵׂ֣ה הַ֭שָּׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה “Who made the heavens with wisdom…” (Ps. 136:5) This is for the generation of Mahalalel. It states in D”H that Kenan, his father, was a great sage. In Sefer HaYuchasin it states³²⁶The Book of Lineage, by Abraham Zacuto; (12 August 1452 – c. 1515) a Castilian astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, rabbi and historian who served as Royal Astronomer to King John II of Portugal. Abraham Zacuto - Wikipedia that he ruled over spirits and demons. With his wisdom he saw that the Blessed Holy One would bring a great flood upon the world. He wrote about this on tablets of marble in order to publicize it to the world. As a result many people turned from the idols that they worshipped. That is why he was called Mahalalel. It was a way of saying that it is fitting and obligatory for us to praise God, the master of loving-kindness, who performs kind deeds for us so as not to bring a flood upon us in our time. Regarding this, King David, of blessed memory, wrote the verse, “Who made the heavens with wisdom…” (Ps. 136:5) It was to remove from their hearts their first assumption, that God had left the world and allowed it to be ruled over by angels. (Some believed) that the heavens were watched over by them and not by God. Rather God made the heavens , so that God constantly creates and sustains them and watches over them.