Psalm 27: Glimpses of Light
King David
The rabbis maintained that God set aside the light for the righteous in the World-To-Come, like a king who has a good portion and says: “This portion shall be for my son!” Thus scripture says, “Light is sown for the righteous.” (Psalm 97:11) [Midrash Tehillim]
According to the rabbis, David is celebrating the glimpses of the Light of the World-To-Come that he was privileged to catch through his learning, actions and devotion.
We recite this psalm to celebrate with King David and to remind ourselves how our lives are often showered with such glimpses. We remember that when we pray for life, we pray that God shower our life with glimpses of the Light of the World-To-Come.
Author Info:
Learn & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from the holy Torah, Jewish Law, Mysticism, Kabbalah and Jewish Prophecies. The Foundation Stone is the ultimate resource for Jews, Judaism, Jewish Education, Jewish Spirituality & the holy Torah.
2 Comments
This entry is filed under Holidays, Prayer and tagged with Bible, Elul, Jewish Holydays, Rosh Hashana.
You can also follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Or perhaps you're just looking for the trackback and/or the permalink.
R’ Shlomo says one way to hasten Moshiach’s arrival is to look at the world with Moshiach eyes.
When we view something or another person, don’t focus on the physical reality before us. Sure, the person looks like a schlepper, but they are one of G-d’s representative’s on this good Earth (also G-d’s creation -let’s take care of it!!! ‘ Ci Ha’odom etz ha’sadeh’)R’ Shlomo was always looking at what one COULD be = seeing another’s potential (thus empowering them to believe in themselves by building their self-esteem and create a powerful generator of positivity)
If we can get into the practice of looking at the world with Moshiach eyes, perhaps we won’t focus so much on the not-so-good in the world and that will give us a glimpse of the Light of the World-to-Come.
(Referencing my comment on the previous posting on Psalm 27:Clothed in Light => one doesn’t deny the existence of the not-so-good; However, it does provide a frame of reference for comparison to truly appreciate the goodness of G-d’s provenance)
Another important ingredient in creating a Light-filled environment is our speech.
I’m sure we have all had positive experiences when someone enters a room and shares good news – the room is filled with light. Conversely, one bad utterance can cast a pall of gloom on a whole assembly.
R’ Shlomo wasn’t one to preach about ‘Lashon Hara’-bad speech. Instead, he was always using good, even superlative speech (‘amazing’ ‘gevaldt!!’ ‘ Brother, you’re saving my life”’ ‘Let’s all thank…..’). If one can get into the habit of using good, positive speech then you’ll probably find yourself using bad speech less frequently.
Let’s all Speak the Light and hasten the Redemption!!!!