Tehillim 118

Uh, the Radak notes that this whole Perek could be understood on two levels.

Either it could be-- And he goes through a lot of the Psukim, uh, many of the Psukim to understand on two levels.

It could be talking about David HaMelech's own life when he's saved from Shaul, when, uh, he becomes the king.

Um, and also of course, uh, which he likes, and that is, it's being understood on the global national level when Klal Yisrael experienced the Geulah, uh, the Geulah Ha'asitas.

That's what the Radak says, "Beze hamizmor, yesh machloket bedivrei raboseinu.

Yesh omrim shehamizmor ze nomar al David.

Veyesh omrim kel yemos hamashiach na'emar vehahoda al lashon bnei hagolus beyachid b'derech kala vezehu hanachan." That's what he likes.

It's more general, but he goes through each one.

He says it's referring to David, so then David HaMelech at the e-- We start off the Perek, "Hodu laHashem ki tov, ki le'olam chasdo." Hashem is all good.

It says in Ehave, "Pi el yom otzitzi haros va'atov." But Hashem is the ultimate good, who heitiv, who meitiv, who yeitiv, ki le'olam chasdo, hatov vehameytiv.

But then we call out, "Yomru na Yisrael, yomru na beit aharon, yomru la'yirei Hashem," three different groups of people.

Says the Radak, if it's referring to David, so David's saying, "These three groups of people has to, have to be thankful that I'm the king." Yisrael, first all of Benei Yisrael, "I'm the king now, and I have established peace," and, uh, "Sheyehi lachem batuch veshokei shalom ha-o-ha-yu ha'ovim alaihem." Number two, yomru na beit aharon, the Kohanim.

The Kohanim, after Nov, Yerah Kohanim was, uh, massacred by Doeg, Shaul, and their, and their team.

Be thankful that you are still, still here.

Yirei Hashem, those who serve Hakadosh Baruch Hu, those talmidei chachamim, "I'm a, I'm with you," David HaMelech says.

"I'm one of you, so be thankful." So that's the...

if it's talking about David HaMelech's life.

If it's b'yemos hamashiach, so then David HaMelech was just generalizing that kehuna, kehuna is gonna return.

The Kohanim are gonna be able to do the avoda.

Veshabat la'kuna mehem kama shana bagolus, and now it returns.

And the yirei Hashem, we're gonna be able to sit, like the Rambam describes at the, describes at the end of Mishneh Torah, that, that, uh, there won't be any more fighting, there won't be any more tzarot, any more difficulties.

We'll be able to just to sit and to bask in the glory with Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

So that's the beginning of the, uh, the Perek.

The Malbim notes also that the more hashgacha and matana that one is given, the more hakaras hatov one has to have in the form of mitzvot.

Yirei Hashem, Yisrael, so we are given six thirteen 'cause Hashem did so much for us.

Uh, the Radak notes that this whole Perek could be understood on two levels.

Either it could be-- And he goes through a lot of the Psukim, uh, many of the Psukim to understand on two levels.

It could be talking about David HaMelech's own life when he's saved from Shaul, when, uh, he becomes the king.

Um, and also of course, uh, which he likes, and that is, it's being understood on the global national level when Klal Yisrael experienced the Geulah, uh, the Geulah Ha'asitas.

That's what the Radak says, "Beze hamizmor, yesh machloket bedivrei raboseinu.

Yesh omrim shehamizmor ze nomar al David.

Veyesh omrim kel yemos hamashiach na'emar vehahoda al lashon bnei hagolus beyachid b'derech kala vezehu hanachan." That's what he likes.

It's more general, but he goes through each one.

He says it's referring to David, so then David HaMelech at the e-- We start off the Perek, "Hodu laHashem ki tov, ki le'olam chasdo." Hashem is all good.

It says in Ehave, "Pi el yom otzitzi haros va'atov." But Hashem is the ultimate good, who heitiv, who meitiv, who yeitiv, ki le'olam chasdo, hatov vehameytiv.

But then we call out, "Yomru na Yisrael, yomru na beit aharon, yomru la'yirei Hashem," three different groups of people.

Says the Radak, if it's referring to David, so David's saying, "These three groups of people has to, have to be thankful that I'm the king." Yisrael, first all of Benei Yisrael, "I'm the king now, and I have established peace," and, uh, "Sheyehi lachem batuch veshokei shalom ha-o-ha-yu ha'ovim alaihem." Number two, yomru na beit aharon, the Kohanim.

The Kohanim, after Nov, Yerah Kohanim was, uh, massacred by Doeg, Shaul, and their, and their team.

Be thankful that you are still, still here.

Yirei Hashem, those who serve Hakadosh Baruch Hu, those talmidei chachamim, "I'm a, I'm with you," David HaMelech says.

"I'm one of you, so be thankful." So that's the...

if it's talking about David HaMelech's life.

If it's b'yemos hamashiach, so then David HaMelech was just generalizing that kehuna, kehuna is gonna return.

The Kohanim are gonna be able to do the avoda.

Veshabat la'kuna mehem kama shana bagolus, and now it returns.

And the yirei Hashem, we're gonna be able to sit, like the Rambam describes at the, describes at the end of Mishneh Torah, that, that, uh, there won't be any more fighting, there won't be any more tzarot, any more difficulties.

We'll be able to just to sit and to bask in the glory with Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

So that's the beginning of the, uh, the Perek.

The Malbim notes also that the more hashgacha and matana that one is given, the more hakaras hatov one has to have in the form of mitzvot.

Yirei Hashem, Yisrael, so we are given six thirteen 'cause Hashem did so much for us.