Midrash sa Mga Awit 5:12: Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition), Midrash Tehillim, Midrash Tanchuma Buber & Bereshit Rabbah

We are taught R. Maier says, "It is said concerning Job, (Job. 1, 1) Fearing the Lord, and it is also said concerning Abraham, (Gen. 22, 12) Thou fearest God, just as the fearing of God mentioned concerning Abraham, was out of love, so also does the fearing of God mentioned in connection with Job mean out of love." But concerning Abraham himself how do we know that it was out of love? It is written (Is. 41, 8) The seed of Abraham My friend. What is the difference between one who serves God out of love, and one who serves Him out of fear [of punishment?] The difference is as mentioned in the following Baraitha: R. Simon b. Elazar says: "It is much more important that one serves God out of love than out of fear, for the rewards of the latter will endure for a thousand generations, while the reward of the former will endure for two thousand generations; it is written here, (Ex. 20, 6) And showing mercy unto the thousands of generations of them that love Me, and it is written, (Dent. 7, 9) That keep His commandments to the thousandth generation." Why, in the latter case, is it also mentioned who keepest the kindness and covenant of those who love Him and keep His commandments unto thousand generations? The reward of thousand generations, refers to the word next to it. There were two disciples who were standing before Raba, one said: "It was recited to me in my dream, (Ps. 31, 20), O how great is Thy goodness which Thou hast treasured up, with those that fear Thee." And the other one said it was recited to me in my dream, (Ib., ib. 12) And will rejoice all that put their trust in Thee. Forever will they shout for joy, etc." Raba then said to them: "Both of you are perfectly righteous; however, one of you is so out of love and the other out of fear [of punishment]."

"And all those who take refuge in you shall rejoice. R' Zevadi ben Levi, R' Yossi bar Pinchas, and R' Yehoshua ben Levi recited these three verses at the time of their departure from the world. One of them said, 'And all those who take refuge in you shall rejoice.' And another said (Psalms 32:6), 'Therefore, let every pious person pray to you.' And the other said (Psalms 84:11), 'For a day in your courts is better than a thousand [elsewhere].' And there is one who said (Psalms 31:20), 'How great is the good that you have reserved for those who fear you!'"

[(Gen. 43:14:) AND MAY GOD ALMIGHTY GRANT YOU MERCY.] This text is related (to Ps. 32:6): THEREFORE LET EVERY SAINT PRAY UNTO YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TIME OF DISCOVERY…. Zavday ben Levi, R. Jose ben Petros, and R. Joshua ben Levi < differed >.⁶³They differed over what verses they cited when they were dying. See yAZ 3:1 (42c). For variations in the verses cited, see Gen. R. 62:2; 92:2; Exod. R. 52:3; M. Pss. 5:11; cf. also Lev. R. 7:2; PRK 24:5. One cited (from Ps. 31:20 [19]): HOW ABUNDANT IS THE GOOD WHICH YOU HAVE LAID UP FOR THOSE WHO FEAR YOU; one cited (from Ps. 5:12 [11]): BUT LET ALL WHO TAKE REFUGE IN YOU REJOICE, LET THEM EVER SING FOR JOY, AND YOU SHALL SHELTER THEM; and one cited (from Ps. 32:6): THEREFORE LET EVERY SAINT PRAY UNTO YOU [IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TIME OF DISCOVERY]. What is the meaning of IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TIME OF DISCOVERY (MTs')? In anticipation of the time of the exhaustion (rt.: MTsH) of the day (i.e., in anticipation of the sunset of one's life, at death).