[Avodah] Mood of Tehillim

[Micha Berger]

RMYG wrote on Thu 5-Jun-2008 11:46pm EDT:
: R' Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz explained the Zohar that says that there are
: three types of Tefillos: Tefillah L'Ani is the Tefillah that comes from the
> depths of the heart, with tears and beseeching, like a pauper begging.  This
> prayer is most accepted before Hashem.

> Tefillah L'Moshe is with deep thought, and Hisbodedus about Hashem and
> Yichudo, until one reaches the level of knowing that Ein Od M'lvado. 
> Tefillah L'Dovid - who was the N'im Zemiros Yisroel - is to request
> closeness to Hashem, Tzamah Nafshi L'elokim... When one experiences such a
> feeling, he wants to and is capable of singing with the whole world in the
> praise of Hashem. (See Perek Shirah.)

I just blogged the following addendum [with bilingual pesuqim, but I
had to cut the Hebrew for here]:

Perhaps all three modes were captured by R' Eliezer Azikri in the opening
line of Yedid Nefesh:

Yedid Nefesh, the Beloved of the soul, was the subject of David haMelekh's
thirst. Closeness to His beloved.

Av haRachaman, the merciful Father, reaches out to His child. The pauper
appeal to his Father, begging for His loving help.

Moshe pleas meshockh avdekha el Retzonekha, draw Your servant toward
Your Will. The quest is for comprehension of that Will. Hashem calls him
"Moshe avdi -- Moses my servant" (Bamidbar 12:7), but we don't want to put
too much of a fine point on that, since He also speaks of "David avdi"
(Tehillim 89:21), and we find in Hallel David writes "I am your eved,
the son of your maidservant" (ibid 116:16). But it is Moshe's prayer
in particular that is one of comprehending Hashem's will. As in his
encounter after the Golden Calf:

    And [Moshe] said: 'Show me, please, Your glory.'

    And [Hashem] said: 'I will make all My Goodness pass before you,
    and will proclaim the name of the Hashem before you; I will be
    gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will be merciful to whom
    I will show mercy.'

				-- Shemos 33:17-19

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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