ื‘ืกืดื“

Kavanot: The Pause that Refreshes

Thoughts on Tanach and the Davening

After the episode of Amnon and Tamar, we saw Davidโ€™s reaction, which was: nothing. Now we see Avshalomโ€™s reaction, which was also: nothing:

ื›ื‘ ื•ืœื ื“ื‘ืจ ืื‘ืฉืœื•ื ืขื ืืžื ื•ืŸ ืœืžืจืข ื•ืขื“ ื˜ื•ื‘; ื›ื™ ืฉื ื ืื‘ืฉืœื•ื ืืช ืืžื ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืืฉืจ ืขื ื” ืืช ืชืžืจ ืื—ืชื•ืƒ

ื›ื’ ื•ื™ื”ื™ ืœืฉื ืชื™ื ื™ืžื™ื ื•ื™ื”ื™ื• ื’ื–ื–ื™ื ืœืื‘ืฉืœื•ื ื‘ื‘ืขืœ ื—ืฆื•ืจ ืืฉืจ ืขื ืืคืจื™ื; ื•ื™ืงืจื ืื‘ืฉืœื•ื ืœื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืžืœืšืƒ

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื™ื’

But it wasnโ€™t a good nothing. Not fighting could be sign that everything is fine, but it could be a sign that the other party has simply given up. Avshalom told Tamar (ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ื™ื’:ื›):โ€Ž ื•ึฐืขึทืชึผึธื” ืึฒื—ื•ึนืชึดื™ ื”ึทื—ึฒืจึดื™ืฉืึดื™ ืึธื—ึดื™ืšึฐ ื”ื•ึผื ืึทืœ ืชึผึธืฉืึดื™ืชึดื™ ืึถืช ืœึดื‘ึผึตืšึฐ ืœึทื“ึผึธื‘ึธืจ ื”ึทื–ึผึถื”.

12 Signs It Might Be Time to Get a Divorce

[Number one:] You never argue.

Believe it or not, youโ€™re supposed to argue. Silence and avoidance can be detrimental to a relationship. โ€œWhen you just canโ€™t be bothered anymore it means something is missing,โ€ says relationship expert Dr. Juliana Morris.

While not all fights are productive, itโ€™s healthy to be able to resolve arguments in a way that benefits the marriage, she says: โ€œYou fight for each other. You fight for the relationship. The biggest problem is when thereโ€™s no fight left.โ€

Sara Stillman Berger, 12 Signs It Might Be Time to Get a Divorce, Oprah Magazine

The contrast is with Yosefโ€™s brothers (which also did not work out well, but at least they were open about it):

ื•ื™ืจืื• ืื—ื™ื• ื›ื™ ืืชื• ืื”ื‘ ืื‘ื™ื”ื ืžื›ืœ ืื—ื™ื• ื•ื™ืฉื ืื• ืืชื•; ื•ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ื“ื‘ืจื• ืœืฉืœืืƒ

ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืœื–:ื“

ื•ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ื“ื‘ืจื• ืœืฉืœื•ื: ืžืชื•ืš ื’ื ื•ืชื ืœืžื“ื ื• ืฉื‘ื—ื, ืฉืœื ื“ื‘ืจื• ืื—ืช ื‘ืคื” ื•ืื—ืช ื‘ืœื‘.

ืจืฉืดื™, ืฉื

ื—ื–ืดืœ have an interesting view of these two years:

ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื–ื›ื•ืช ืชื•ืœื” ืœื”. ื™ืฉ ื–ื›ื•ืช ืชื•ืœื” ืœื” ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช, ื•ื™ืฉ ื–ื›ื•ืช ืชื•ืœื” ืœื” ื‘ืณ ืฉื ื™ื, ื•ื™ืฉ ื–ื›ื•ืช ืชื•ืœื” ืœื” ื’ืณ ืฉื ื™ื. ืžื™ื›ืŸ ืืžืจ ื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื“ื ืœืœืžื“ ืืช ื‘ืชื• ืชื•ืจื”, ืฉืื ืชืฉืชื” ืชื“ืข ืฉื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ืชื•ืœื” ืœื”. ืจืณ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ืื•ืžืจ ื”ืžืœืžื“ ืืช ื‘ืชื• ืชื•ืจื” ืžืœืžื“ื” ืชืคืœื•ืช.

ืžืฉื ื” ืกื•ื˜ื” ื’:ื“

ื™ืฉ ื–ื›ื•ืช ืชื•ืœื” ืฉืชื™ ืฉื ื™ื: ืžืืžื ื•ืŸ (ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ื™ื’:ื›ื’) ื•ื™ื”ื™ ืœืฉื ืชื™ื ื™ืžื™ื.

ื™ืจื•ืฉืœืžื™ ืกื•ื˜ื”, ืฉื,ื“ืฃ ื˜ื•,ื‘

ื•ื›ืœ ืื•ืชืŸ ืฉืชื™ ืฉื ื™ื: ืขืกืง ืืžื ื•ืŸ ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื ืดืœ. ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืฉืงื‘ืœื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ื“ื•.

ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื”ืขื“ื”, ืฉื

The impression I get is of Amnon โ€œdiscovering religionโ€; heโ€™s laying low by staying in the ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ to stay away from his brother. Heโ€™s acting like Yaakov (ื”ื™ื” ื™ืขืงื‘ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืขื‘ืจ ืžื•ื˜ืžืŸ ืืจื‘ืข ืขืฉืจื” ืฉื ื”, ืžื’ื™ืœื” ื™ื–,ื) but heโ€™s really Esav:

ื•ื™ืื”ื‘ ื™ืฆื—ืง ืืช ืขืฉื• ื›ื™ ืฆื™ื“ ื‘ืคื™ื•; ื•ืจื‘ืงื” ืื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื™ืขืงื‘ืƒ

ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื”:ื›ื—

โ€ฆื•ืžื“ืจืฉื•, ื‘ืคื™ื• ืฉืœ ืขืฉื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืฆื“ ืื•ืชื• ื•ืžืจืžื”ื• ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื•

ืจืฉืดื™, ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื”:ื›ื—

Now I want to go back to look at David. What is he doing during these two years? We have a series of four ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื,โ€Ž 38-41, about Davidโ€™s โ€œillnessโ€. Weโ€™ve talked about that being a metaphor for his isolation after the sin of Bat Sheva. ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืž specifically is about his recovery from that illness:

ืœืžื ืฆื— ืœื“ื•ื“ ืžื–ืžื•ืจ: ื’ื ื–ื” ื”ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ื›ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ื”ืžื–ืžื•ืจื™ื ื”ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื ืœื•, ื™ืืžืจ ืื•ืชื• ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ ื”ืžื“ื•ื›ึผึถื” ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืจืคืื•.

ืจื“ืดืง, ืชื”ืœื™ื ืž:ื

When did he feel that he recovered? It might be after he regains his kingdom after the rebellion of Avshalom, but this perek ends on an uncertain note. I would apply it to our time period, after the birth of Shlomo, ื™ื“ื™ื“ื™ื”, and after the episode of Tamar, when things are โ€œquietโ€. David has been punished for his sin, his children have suffered. Natan had told him (ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ื™ื‘:ื™):โ€Ž ืœื ืชืกื•ืจ ื—ืจื‘ ืžื‘ื™ืชืš ืขื“ ืขื•ืœื but maybe ื”ืณ had forgiven him.

ื ืœืžื ืฆื— ืœื“ื•ื“ ืžื–ืžื•ืจืƒ
ื‘ ืงื•ื” ืงื•ื™ืชื™ ื”ืณ; ื•ื™ื˜ ืืœื™ ื•ื™ืฉืžืข ืฉื•ืขืชื™ืƒ
ื’ ื•ื™ืขืœื ื™ ืžื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืื•ืŸ ืžื˜ื™ื˜ ื”ื™ื•ืŸ;
ื•ื™ืงื ืขืœ ืกืœืข ืจื’ืœื™; ื›ื•ื ืŸ ืืฉืจื™ืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืคืจืง ืž

ื‘ื˜ื™ื˜ ื”ื™ื•ืŸ: ืฉื”ื•ื ื˜ื™ื˜ ืžื“ื‘ื™ืง ืืฉืจ ื”ื ื•ืคืœ ื‘ื• ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืœื•ืช ืžืžื ื•, ื•ืœื ื–ืืช ืœื‘ื“ ื›ื™ ื”ืงื™ื ืืช ืจื’ืœื™ ืขืœ ืกืœืข ื•ืžื‘ืฆืจ, ืžืงื•ื ืฉืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืื•ื™ื‘ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืฉืžื”.

ืžืœื‘ื™ืดื, ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืž:ื’

ื”ืณ has rescued David from a quagmire, a situation with no possible way out. Davidโ€™s response it to write ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื:

ื“ ื•ื™ืชืŸ ื‘ืคื™ ืฉื™ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ ืชื”ืœื” ืœืืœืงื™ื ื•;
ื™ืจืื• ืจื‘ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ืจืื•; ื•ื™ื‘ื˜ื—ื• ื‘ื”ืณืƒ
ื” ืืฉืจื™ ื”ื’ื‘ืจ ืืฉืจ ืฉื ื”ืณ ืžื‘ื˜ื—ื•;
ื•ืœื ืคื ื” ืืœ ืจื”ื‘ื™ื ื•ืฉื˜ื™ ื›ื–ื‘ืƒ
ื• ืจื‘ื•ืช ืขืฉื™ืช ืืชื” ื”ืณ ืืœืงื™
ื ืคืœืืชื™ืš ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ืš ืืœื™ื ื•;
ืื™ืŸ ืขืจืš ืืœื™ืš ืื’ื™ื“ื” ื•ืื“ื‘ืจื”; ืขืฆืžื• ืžืกืคืจืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืคืจืง ืž

ืคืจื•ืฉ ื•ื™ืชืŸ: ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื ื™ ื‘ืฉื™ืจ ืฉื™ืฆื ืžืคื™ ืฉื™ืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขื ื™ืŸ ืจื•ื— ื”ืงื“ืฉ. ื•ื˜ืขื ื—ื“ืฉ: ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ื›ื™ ื—ื™ื‘ ืื“ื ืœื—ื“ืฉ ืฉื™ืจ ื•ืชื”ืœื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื ืก ื•ื ืก ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ื”ืืœืงื™ื ืขืžื•.

ืจื“ืดืง, ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืž:ื“

ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฉื›ื™ื ื” ืฉื•ืจื” ืœื ืžืชื•ืš ืขืฆื‘ื•ืช.

ืฉื‘ืช ืœ,ื‘

David is saying that the proof that I am saved is the fact that I can create psalms, and the way I was saved was by having faith in ื”ืณ alone. I was right in ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืžื (which we would have to read as reflecting Davidโ€™s mindset when he was ill):

ื™ื ื•ืืชื” ื”ืณ ื—ื ื ื™ ื•ื”ืงื™ืžื ื™; ื•ืืฉืœืžื” ืœื”ืืƒ
ื™ื‘ ื‘ื–ืืช ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ื›ื™ ื—ืคืฆืช ื‘ื™; ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ืจื™ืข ืื™ื‘ื™ ืขืœื™ืƒ
ื™ื’ ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ืชืžื™ ืชืžื›ืช ื‘ื™; ื•ืชืฆื™ื‘ื ื™ ืœืคื ื™ืš ืœืขื•ืœืืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืคืจืง ืžื

And then he continues to explain what it is that ื”ืงื‘ืดื” wants from us:

ื–ื‘ื— ื•ืžื ื—ื” ืœื ื—ืคืฆืช ืื–ื ื™ื ื›ืจื™ืช ืœื™;
ืขื•ืœื” ื•ื—ื˜ืื” ืœื ืฉืืœืชืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืž:ื–

That was his response was he first acknowledged his sin with Bat Sheva:

ื ืœืžื ืฆื— ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ืœื“ื•ื“ืƒ
ื‘ ื‘ื‘ื•ื ืืœื™ื• ื ืชืŸ ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ื ืืœ ื‘ืช ืฉื‘ืขืƒ
โ€ฆื™ื– ืื“ื ึพื™ ืฉืคืชื™ ืชืคืชื—; ื•ืคื™ ื™ื’ื™ื“ ืชื”ืœืชืšืƒ
ื™ื— ื›ื™ ืœื ืชื—ืคืฅ ื–ื‘ื— ื•ืืชื ื”; ืขื•ืœื” ืœื ืชืจืฆื”ืƒ
ื™ื˜ ื–ื‘ื—ื™ ืืœืงื™ื ืจื•ื— ื ืฉื‘ืจื”;
ืœื‘ ื ืฉื‘ืจ ื•ื ื“ื›ื” ืืœืงื™ื ืœื ืชื‘ื–ื”ืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืคืจืง ื ื

We ahve a series of ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื that I think reflect a sense that itโ€™s not all about building the ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ. Itโ€™s about our relationship with ื”ืณ. When the things are more important than the ืจื•ื— ื ืฉื‘ืจื”, then everything falls apart.

ื•ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืœืžื”, ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืชืงื•ืชื™ ืฉืงื•ื™ืชื™ ื•ืœื ืจืฆื” ืœื ืขื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืœื ืฉืœืžื™ื ื•ืœื ื–ื‘ื—ื™ื ืืœื ืงื™ื•ื•ื™. ืืžืจื• ืœื•: ืžื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ืŸ ืฉืขืฉื” ืขืžืš ื›ืš? ืืžืจ ืœื”ื: ืžืŸ ื”ืฉื™ืจื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ืŸ, ืฉื ืืžืจ ื•ื™ืชืŸ ื‘ืคื™ ืฉื™ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ ืชื”ืœื” ืœืืœืงื™ื ื•. ื•ื›ื™ ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื? ืืžืจ ืœื”ื: ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื‘ืืจ ืฉื—ืช ื•ื”ืขืœื ื™, ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื•: ืื ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืขืœื™ืชื ื™ ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืจื•ื— ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ, ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ (ืชื”ืœื™ื ื ื:ื™ื“): ื”ึธืฉืึดื™ื‘ึธื” ืœึผึดื™ ืฉื‚ึฐืฉื‚ื•ึนืŸ ื™ึดืฉืึฐืขึถืšึธ; ื•ึฐืจื•ึผื—ึท ื ึฐื“ึดื™ื‘ึธื” ืชึดืกึฐืžึฐื›ึตื ึดื™, ืžืœืžื“ ืฉื ืกืชืœืงื” ืžืžื ื• ืจื•ื— ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ, ืืžืจ ืœื•: ืชื—ืœื” ืื ื™ ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœืš ืจื•ื—ืš, ืœื›ืš ื ืืžืจ ืฉื™ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ.

ืžื“ืจืฉ ืชื”ืœื™ื (ื‘ื•ื‘ืจ) ืžื–ืžื•ืจ ืž

ื— ืื– ืืžืจืชื™ ื”ื ื” ื‘ืืชื™; ื‘ืžื’ืœืช ืกืคืจ ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ืƒ
ื˜ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืจืฆื•ื ืš ืืœืงื™ ื—ืคืฆืชื™; ื•ืชื•ืจืชืš ื‘ืชื•ืš ืžืขื™ืƒ
ื™ ื‘ืฉืจืชื™ ืฆื“ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ ืจื‘ ื”ื ื” ืฉืคืชื™ ืœื ืื›ืœื;
ื”ืณ ืืชื” ื™ื“ืขืชืƒ
ื™ื ืฆื“ืงืชืš ืœื ื›ืกื™ืชื™ ื‘ืชื•ืš ืœื‘ื™ ืืžื•ื ืชืš ื•ืชืฉื•ืขืชืš ืืžืจืชื™;
ืœื ื›ื—ื“ืชื™ ื—ืกื“ืš ื•ืืžืชืš ืœืงื”ืœ ืจื‘ืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืคืจืง ืž

What does it mean, ื‘ืžื’ืœืช ืกืคืจ ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœื™? The midrash says it refers to the ืกืคืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื: David is alive, and is part of the chain of human history:

ื–ื” ืกืคืจ ืชื•ืœื“ืช ืื“ื; ื‘ื™ื•ื ื‘ืจื ืืœืงื™ื ืื“ื ื‘ื“ืžื•ืช ืืœืงื™ื ืขืฉื” ืืชื•ืƒ

ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื” ื

ื‘ืŸ ืขื–ืื™ ืื•ืžืจ: โ€ื–ื” ืกืคืจ ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ืื“ืโ€œโ€”ื–ื” ื›ืœืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื”.

ืจืณ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ืื•ืžืจ: โ€ื•ืื”ื‘ืช ืœืจืขืš ื›ืžื•ืšโ€œโ€”ื–ื” ื›ืœืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื”.

ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจื‘ื” ื›ื“:ื–

ื–ื” ืกืคืจ ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ืื“ื: ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืœืคื ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช; ื”ืจืื”ื• ื“ื•ื“ ื—ื™ื™ื ื—ืงื•ืงื™ืŸ ืœื• ื’ืณ ืฉืขื•ืช. ืืžืจ ืœืคื ื™ื•: ืจื‘ื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื! ืœื ืชื”ื ืชืงื ื” ืœื–ื”? ืืžืจ: ื›ืš ืขืœืชื” ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืœืคื ื™. ืืดืœ: ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ ื—ื™ื™? ืืดืœ: ืืœืฃ ืฉื ื™ื. ืืดืœ: ื™ืฉ ืžืชื ื” ื‘ืจืงื™ืข? ืืดืœ: ื”ืŸ. ืืดืœ: ืขืณ ืฉื ื™ื ืžืฉื ื•ืชื™ ื™ื”ื™ื• ืœืžื–ืœ ื–ื”. ืžื” ืขืฉื”? ืื“ื ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื˜ืจ ื•ื›ืชื‘ ืขืœื™ื• ืฉื˜ืจ ืžืชื ื” ื•ื—ืชื ืขืœื™ื• ื”ืงื‘ืดื” ื•ืžื˜ื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื•ืื“ื. ืืžืจ ืื“ื: ืจื‘ื•ื ื• ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื! ื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื–ื• ืžืœื›ื•ืช ื•ื–ืžื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ื ืชื•ื ื•ืช ืœื• ื‘ืžืชื ื” ืขืณ ืฉื ื” ืฉื™ื—ื™ื” ื•ื™ื”ื ืžื–ืžืจ ืœืคื ื™ืš. ื•ื–ื” ืฉืืžืจ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ โ€ื”ื ื” ื‘ืืชื™ ื‘ืžื’ืœืช ืกืคืจ ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœื™โ€œ.

ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ ืฉืžืขื•ื ื™ ืขืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžื

David says, I have a role in history. My legacy will endure: ืกืคืจ ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื, not the ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ, is my legacy: ื—ืกื“ืš ื•ืืžืชืš ืœืงื”ืœ ืจื‘.

And then we have the volta: life isnโ€™t perfect; I still have trouble facing me:

ื™ื‘ ืืชื” ื”ืณ ืœื ืชื›ืœื ืจื—ืžื™ืš ืžืžื ื™;
ื—ืกื“ืš ื•ืืžืชืš ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ืฆืจื•ื ื™ืƒ
ื™ื’ ื›ื™ ืืคืคื• ืขืœื™ ืจืขื•ืช ืขื“ ืื™ืŸ ืžืกืคืจ
ื”ืฉื™ื’ื•ื ื™ ืขื•ื ืชื™ ื•ืœื ื™ื›ืœืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช;
ืขืฆืžื• ืžืฉืขืจื•ืช ืจืืฉื™ ื•ืœื‘ื™ ืขื–ื‘ื ื™ืƒ
ื™ื“ ืจืฆื” ื”ืณ ืœื”ืฆื™ืœื ื™; ื”ืณ ืœืขื–ืจืชื™ ื—ื•ืฉื”ืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืคืจืง ืž

ืขืฆืžื• ืžืฉืขืจื•ืช ืจืืฉื™ is ambiguous: is it referring to the ืจืขื•ืช that have befallen me, or my own ืขื•ื ืชื™? The answer, of course, is โ€œyesโ€. Either way, I need to be saved.

ื˜ื• ื™ื‘ืฉื• ื•ื™ื—ืคืจื• ื™ื—ื“ ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ ื ืคืฉื™ ืœืกืคื•ืชื”;
ื™ืกื’ื• ืื—ื•ืจ ื•ื™ื›ืœืžื• ื—ืคืฆื™ ืจืขืชื™ืƒ
ื˜ื– ื™ึธืฉืึนืžึผื•ึผ ืขืœ ืขืงื‘ ื‘ืฉืชื ื”ืืžืจื™ื ืœื™ ื”ืื— ื”ืื—ืƒ
ื™ื– ื™ืฉื™ืฉื• ื•ื™ืฉืžื—ื• ื‘ืš ื›ืœ ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ืš;
ื™ืืžืจื• ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื’ื“ืœ ื”ืณ ืื”ื‘ื™ ืชืฉื•ืขืชืšืƒ
ื™ื— ื•ืื ื™ ืขื ื™ ื•ืื‘ื™ื•ืŸ ืื“ื ึพื™ ื™ื—ืฉื‘ ืœื™;
ืขื–ืจืชื™ ื•ืžืคืœื˜ื™ ืืชื”; ืืœืงื™ ืืœ ืชืื—ืจืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืคืจืง ืž

Here David sums up his response to his misfortune: ื”ืณ should pay back his enemies. They crushed him with their ืขืงื‘:

ื’ื ืื™ืฉ ืฉืœื•ืžื™ ืืฉืจ ื‘ื˜ื—ืชื™ ื‘ื• ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื—ืžื™;
ื”ื’ื“ื™ืœ ืขืœื™ ืขืงื‘ืƒ

ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืžื:ื™

So he asks that they taste the ืขืงื‘ ื‘ืฉืชื. But the Alshich points out that he is not asking for revenge; heโ€™s asking for redemption, for himself and his enemies:

ื•ืขืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ื”ืื•ื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืืช ื’ื•ืคื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืฉืœื ืชื”ืจื’ื, ื”ื•ื ืฉืื™ื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืจืง ืฉื™ืกื•ื’ื• ืื—ื•ืจ ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ืงืฉื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ื•ื™ื›ืœืžื• ื‘ืจืื•ืชื ื›ื™ ืืชื” ืขืžื“ื™โ€ฆื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื›ืžืืžืจื ื–ืดืœ (ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื‘,ื‘) ืื™ืš ื–ื›ื” ืฉืื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžื—ื™ืฆืช ืฉืžื•ืืœ ืฉืืžืจ ืœื• ืžื—ืจ ืืชื” ื•ื‘ื ื™ืš ืขืžื™? ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืฉ ื•ื ื›ืœื ืขืœ ืขื•ืŸ ื ื•ื‘ ืฉืืžืจ ื’ื ื‘ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ื’ื ื‘ื ื‘ื™ืื™ื ื•ืœื ืืžืจ ื’ื ื‘ืื•ืจื™ื ื•ืชื•ืžื™ื, ื›ื™ ื‘ื•ืฉ ืžืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื ืขืœ ื”ื•ืจื’ื• ืืช ืœื•ื‘ืฉื™ ืื•ืจื™ื ื•ืชื•ืžื™ื. ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ื–ื” ืืžืจ ื“ื•ื“ ืœื ืื—ืคื•ืฅ ื‘ืžื•ืช ืจื•ื“ืคื™ ื•ืื•ื™ื‘ื™ ื›ื™ ืื ื‘ืฉื•ื‘ื ืžื“ืจื›ื ื•ื™ื—ื™ื• ืฉื™ืกื•ื’ื• ืื—ื•ืจ ืžืขืฉื•ืช ื”ืจืข ื•ื™ื›ืœืžื• ืžืืฉืจ ื–ืžืžื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช.

ืืœืฉื™ืš, ืจื•ืžืžื•ืช ืึพืœ, ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืž:ื˜ื•

And it is this ability to pray for the redemption of his enemies that will allow him to come through the disasters that will follow in the next ืคืจืงื™ื of ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘.