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Perek 82 of tehillim is appropriately named the Shabbat perek, “Mizmor Shir l’yom HaShabbat…” since this is how it begins. However, the entire perek speaks nothing of Shabbat; only how Hashem interacts with the world. So what is the connection to Shabbat?
All week long we are involved in the ‘project of life’ – securing our livelihood and interacting with the world at large. The Sfat Emet ztk’l brings down that in order to genuinely feel tranquil on Shabbat we must internalize the feeling that our weeklong activities are complete. They are not on hold until Motzei Shabbat; but complete. This explains how Shabbat is a foretaste of the World to Come being that is when our mission in this world has been completed and the events of our life become crystal clear in every sense.
On Shabbat we are privileged to dip into this realm of clarity. While our minds are calm and B’H detached from this world, things make better sense; we can see full-circle. This precious day called Shabbat awards us with the ability to attain a level of emuna whereby we can visibly see Hashem’s justice in the world.
As we learn by the conclusion to this perek, “To declare that Hashem is upright, my rock in Whom there is no injustice.” If we correctly prepare ourselves for Shabbat and let go of all ‘unfinished’ business, our minds will settle and be able to comprehend a glimpse (1/60th) of Hashem’s justice. We can then attempt to see some of the full circle and attain a level in which we see Hashem’s hand in guiding the world in the most just and fair way.
We may not understand, but we must have emuna shleimah, complete and genuine faith that Hashem is 100% just.
Today’s daily dose of emuna is dedicated to the refuah shleimah of Dan ben Yael. He faces possible surgery of his face and throat after his cancer returned to his face and jaw area r”l. May HaKadosh Baruch Hu shower him with a complete healing amongst all of Klal Yisrael who are sick and suffering b‘karov, b’rachamim, Amen.
