Despite ever-facing mortal danger, King David never lost his calm, equilibrium or faith. Buoyed by his incredible love for Torah, the royal Psalmist demonstrates how its study must continue even under the most dangerous and difficult of circumstances. A comment attributed to Rashi even...
Category - Tehillim 119: Verses of Nun
Disparate commentaries opine on what King David is expressing: dejection of spirit, profound humbleness, exceedingly painful afflictions or possibly...
Seeking to intensify his observance, King David swore and made an oath to G-d to uphold and safeguard the Torah and its ordinances. But why swear on...
Seeking to gratify G-d, King David pleads that his freewill offerings be reciprocated with Torah teachings. To appreciate Rashi’s take, we...
Torah’s words are metaphorized as a lamp whose light protects us from stumbling in the darkness. In making his point, the Psalmist seems guilty of...