אֱלֹהֵימוֹ. יִשְׂרָאֵל יֹאמַר: ״אֵי אֱלֹהֵימוֹ?״ הֲגַםשֶׁאֵין מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם מְהֻגָּנִים, אַף עַל פִּי כֵן יָבֹא בְּטַעֲנָה לִפְנֵיהָאֱלֹהִים הָרָמוּז בְּתֵיבַת צוּר, וְהוּא חָסָיוּ בוֹ. כִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל, הֲגַםשֶׁיַּרְשִׁיעוּ וְיַעַבְרוּ עַל חֵלֶק מִמִּצְווֹת ה׳, אַף עַל פִּי כֵן כָּלמַחְסֵיהֶם בַּה׳, וְעָלָיו סוֹבְלִים דַּלּוּת וְשִׁפְלוּת, וְנֶהֱרָגִים עַלקְדֻשַּׁת שְׁמוֹ, וְעוֹמְדִים וּמְצַפִּים לְצוּר גּוֹאֲלָם, וְהוּא אָמְרוֹ״חָסָיוּ בוֹ״.
Israel will begin to ask at such a time: "whereis their G'd, the Rock that used to be its refuge?" Even though thedeeds of the Israelites are not such that they qualify for G'd's interventionon its behalf, the people will come with a complaint against G'd although theyobserve only a small part of G'd's Torah. They do at least feel that their G'dought to take them under His wings. They are conscious that they suffer allkinds of afflictions on account of the Lord being their G'd. They allowedthemselves to die for the sake of the holy name of G'd, even. This is why they(the survivors) look to G'd hopefully, i.e. צור חסיו בו, "the Rock inwhom they sought refuge."