Komentaryong Sumisipi para sa Mga Awit 142:5

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: – This verse is an explanation of the preceding; for he says in the congregation of righteous men without explaining in what sense the congregation of the righteous after death is (to be understood); therefore he interprets and says that (the Lord) knoweth; and the meaning of knoweth is “looks upon and considers with a view to doing them good.” And so (in the passage) “What is man that Thou takest knowledge of him?” (Ps. 144:3); “Whom the Lord knew” (Deut. 34:10); “for I know his sorrows” (Exod. 3:7); “Thou hast known my soul in adversities” (Ps. 31:8); “I did know thee” (Hos. 13:5). In this way too (we understand) “there is no man that will recognise me” (Ps. 142:5); “blessed be he that did recognise thee” (Ruth. 2:19). He says that God who is exalted gathers the souls of the righteous to Himself, and knows them, and recognises them to do them good and satisfy them with His goodness and knowledge and care; for this is the greatest good and the best recompense, as it is said: “and the soul of my Lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the soul of the Lord thy God” (1 Sam, 25:29)

And this is the law of the peace offering which one will bring to the Lord. The phrase which one will bring to the Lord is not stated regarding all offerings, only regarding the peace offerings, which are accepted without sin, because they are closer to the Lord than all the offerings that come for sin. For this reason, it is written subsequently (7:29–30): He who brings his peace offering to the Lord shall bring his offering to the Lord. His hands shall bring the fire offerings of the Lord. In all of these, [the Torah] mentions to the Lord, for in these I desire, says the Lord. And look to the right and see that it does not mention for any offering that the owner should bring the portion for the Almighty with his own hands, except for peace offerings — his hands shall bring it. This is because anyone who has incurred the king’s anger and wants to appease and wipe away his wrath sends the offering ahead of him through a messenger, as Jacob said: I will appease his face with the gift that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face (Genesis 32:20). But one who brings the king a gift as a tribute and honor brings the offering with his own hands and not through a messenger. This is the difference between sin offerings and guilt offerings, which come for sins of action, and the burnt offering, which comes for sinful thoughts, versus the peace offerings. For those offerings that come to remove God’s anger, it is not appropriate that his hands shall bring them, as it would appear as impudence toward Heaven; therefore, he sends them through the priests. But the peace offerings, which are a gift and tribute, his hands shall bring them.