Tehilim Perek 129

Hello everybody, in today’s NachDaily we’ll continue in the Shir Ha’amalos with Tehilim chapter 129.

This psalm can be read on both a national level, speaking about Am Yisrael, and on individual level, speaking about our personal pain. As most Meforshim learn that it is referring to Am Yisrael as a whole, we will continue in that vein.

The perek relates that God has protected the Jewish people throughout our history. Indeed, the Radak adds that this is a song of thanksgiving for the many times that Hashem has spared us.

Not only has He protected us “in our youth,” when we initially became a nation, but continues to do so throughout our long exile. Despite our enemies seeing this, they continue to persecute us. The author asks that they “wither like grass,” and the whole world should recognize the direct connection that God has with the Jewish people.

Verse 4 says:

יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃

God is righteous. He cuts the cords of the wicked.

This is still seen in our times. Our enemies are aware that God protects us, yet they continue to try to harm us. Thousands of missiles have been shot into Eretz Yisrael, but Hashem in His kindness sees to it that they either get shot down, or land in places that generally don’t harm anyone. This is considered statistically impossible, an open miracle, and shows the direct hand of God.

The Ramad Walli adds that just as Hashem saved us in the times of Mitzrayim, Egypt, so too He’ll save us now. Hashem will cut the cords of the nations of the world who hold back the Jewish nation from fulfilling its destiny.

The Alshich Hakodesh says that this means that Hashem will cut down the cords of the Reshaim, wicked, and answers that this refers to the “Sarim shel M’aalah, Heavenly Generals.”

Hashem is going to cut the rope from all the impeding spiritual negative forces that attach themselves to Am Yisrael in an attempt to take us down. This will cause us to experience real spiritual freedom, to be able to express our true deeper, Godly nature. Nothing will hold our nation back anymore because the cords of the negative forces will be sundered, setting us free.

Nat we merit seeing that God’s hand is constantly protecting us on a daily basis.

Stay tuned for perek 130. There will only be 20 more chapters until we finish Sefer Tehilim!