Bereishis

^15:6He believed in Hashem: he did not ask Him for a sign about this; but about the inheritance of the land he did ask Him for a sign, and said to Him, “How will I know?” (Bereishis 15:8).

^15:6And He counted it for him as righteousness: HaKadosh Baruch Hu counted it for Avram as merit and as righteousness, for the faith with which he believed in Him.

^32:11I have become small because of all the kindnesses: my merits have grown fewer because of the kindnesses and the faithfulness You have shown me. Therefore I am afraid: perhaps since You made Your promise to me I have become soiled with sin, and it will cause me to be handed over to Esav (Shabbos 32a).

^32:11And all the faithfulness: the truth of Your words, that You have kept for me all the promises You made me.

^32:11For with my staff: I had with me no silver, no gold and no cattle, only my staff alone. A Midrash Aggadah: he put his staff into the Yarden, and the Yarden split.

Devarim

^20:1When you go out to war: the pasuk set going out to war next to this [passage] to tell you that one who is missing a limb does not go out to war (see Sifri). Another explanation: to tell you that if you have carried out just judgment, you are assured that if you go out to war, you will win; and so David says, “I have done justice and righteousness; do not leave me to my oppressors” (Tehillim 119:121) (Tanchuma).

^20:1Against your enemy: let them be enemies in your eyes; do not have mercy on them, for they will not have mercy on you.

^20:1Horse and chariot: in My eyes they are all like one horse. And so it says, “And you will strike Midian like one man” (Shoftim 6:16); and so it says, “For Pharaoh’s horse came” (Shemos 15:19) (see Sifri).

^20:1A people more numerous than you: in your eyes it is numerous, but in My eyes it is not numerous (ibid.).

^20:2When you draw near to battle: close to your going out from the border, from the boundary of your land.

^20:2The kohen will come forward: the one anointed for this, who is called the “Anointed for War.”

^20:2And speak to the people: in the holy tongue (Sotah 42a).

^20:3Hear, Yisrael: even if you have no merit but Krias Shema alone, you are worthy that He should save you.

^20:3Against your enemies: these are not your brothers; if you fall into their hands, they will not have mercy on you. This is not like the war of Yehudah with Yisrael, of which it says, “And the men who were named rose up and took hold of the captives, and from the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them; they dressed them and gave them shoes, gave them food and drink, and anointed them, and led all the weak ones on donkeys, and brought them to Yericho, the city of palms, to their brothers; and they returned to Shomron” (Divrei HaYamim II 28:15). Rather, you are going against your enemies; therefore strengthen yourselves for the battle (Sifri; Sotah 42a).

^20:3Do not let your heart grow faint; do not be afraid, do not panic, and do not be terrified: four warnings, corresponding to four things that the kings of the nations do. They clash their shields, banging them against each other to make a noise, so that those facing them will panic and flee; they stamp with their horses and make them neigh, to make heard the sound of their horses’ hooves; they shout with their voices; and they blow shofars and all kinds of instruments that make a noise.

^20:3Do not let your heart grow faint: from the neighing of the horses.

^20:3Do not be afraid: of the clashing of the shields.

^20:3Do not panic: at the sound of the horns.

^20:3And do not be terrified: at the sound of the shouting (ibid.).

^20:4For Hashem your G-d, etc.: they come with the victory of flesh and blood, and you come with the victory of the Omnipresent. The Pelishtim came with the victory of Golyas; what was his end? He fell, and they fell with him.

^20:4The One who goes with you: this is the camp of the Aron (Sotah 42a).

^32:4The Rock: His work is perfect: although He is mighty, when He brings punishment on those who transgress His will, He does not bring it in a flood, but with justice, for “His work is perfect.”

^32:4A faithful G-d: to pay the righteous [the reward of] their righteousness in the World to Come; and although He delays their reward, in the end He makes His words come true.

^32:4Who does no wrong: even to the wicked He pays the reward of their righteousness in this world (see Sifri).

^32:4He is righteous and upright: all declare His judgment upon them to be just, and [say that] so it is proper and fair for them. “Righteous,” from the mouths of the creatures; “and He is upright,” and it is fitting to declare Him just.

Yeshayahu

^12:2For the strength and praise of Kah, Hashem: the strength and the praise of HaKadosh Baruch Hu, that was my salvation.

^12:2Kah, Hashem: until now His Name was divided, and with the downfall of Amalek it became whole. And so it says, “For a hand is on the throne of Kah” (Shemos 17:16): the throne is not whole and the Name is not whole until there is war for Hashem against Amalek.

^26:3The mind: that was leaning on HaKadosh Baruch Hu and relying on Him firmly, and did not move from its faith because of any terror or suffering.

^26:3You will guard: that there be peace; for it trusted in You, therefore it is fitting for You to guard it.

^26:4For in Kah, Hashem: for one may rely on Him, for He is the Awesome One, Hashem, the crag and the Rock, the refuge of the worlds.

Yirmiyahu

^17:5Who trusts in people: in his plowing and his harvest, saying, “I will sow in the seventh year and eat.”

^17:5And whose heart turns away from Hashem: [from Hashem,] who promised him, “I will command My blessing for you” (Vayikra 25:21). So I have heard.

^17:6A salty land: a land that is salty and will not be inhabited.

^17:8It will not notice: the tree, when the heat comes.

Tehillim

^3:6I lay down and slept: my heart was closed up with worry and fear.

^3:6I woke up: from my worry, for I trusted that Hashem supports me.

^22:9One who turns over to Hashem: גול is like לגולל, to roll: a person should roll his load and his burden onto his Creator, so that He will rescue him.

^31:25Be strong, and let your heart take courage: as you saw what He did for me, to save me, because I hoped to Him.

^37:3Trust in Hashem: and do not say, “If I do not rob and steal, or if I give tzedakah to the poor, how will I support myself?”

^37:3And do good: and then you will live in the land for long days.

^37:3And be nourished by faith: you will eat and support yourself from the reward of the faith with which you believed in HaKadosh Baruch Hu, to rely on Him and to do good.

^37:4Take delight [relying] on Hashem: take delight in luxuries, relying on the support of HaKadosh Baruch Hu.

^37:5Turn your way over to Hashem: roll all your needs onto Him.

^40:5And to those who stray after lies: who turn aside from the straight path after falsehood.

^46:3When the earth is changed: in the time to come, on the day of which it is said, “And the earth will wear out like a garment” (Yeshayahu 51:6). The sons of Korach saw a miracle done for them: everything around them was swallowed up, and they stood in the air; and they said to Yisrael, with ruach hakodesh, that a miracle like this will be done for them in the time to come.

^46:4The mountains quake at His majesty: [the majesty] of HaKadosh Baruch Hu, who is mentioned at the beginning of the psalm.

^55:23Your burden: your load. Ruach hakodesh answers him so.

^55:23He will carry [it for] you: He will bear your load.

^112:7His heart is firm: his heart is faithful to his Creator.

^112:8His heart leans: leaning on HaKadosh Baruch Hu and trusting in Him.

^115:11You who fear Hashem: these are the converts.

^125:1A song of ascents. Those who trust in Hashem: will not be moved, like Har Tziyon, which is never moved; for as Yerushalayim has mountains around it, so HaKadosh Baruch Hu is around His people.

^131:1Hashem, my heart was not proud, etc.: I did not conduct myself with lordship; I did not do great things, pleasures, buildings and plantings, like what my son did. Here I am before You like one who has no hands and feet, like a lifeless lump lying before You.

^131:2I have calmed and quieted: my soul [resting] upon You like a גמול, who is set upon his mother; a גמול is a child that nurses at the breast.

^131:2My soul within me is like a weaned child: my soul within me, before You, is like one who nurses at his mother’s breasts.

^146:5Fortunate: is one whose help is the G-d of Yaakov, [Yaakov,] whom HaKadosh Baruch Hu promised, “Here I am with you, and I will guard you, and I will bring you back” (Bereishis 28:15). And why is he fortunate? Because He “makes heaven and earth, the sea” (Tehillim 146:6); and since everything is His, it is in His power to guard him at sea and on land. But a king of flesh and blood, if he guards him on land, he cannot guard him at sea.

Mishlei

^3:5Trust in Hashem: and spend your money to seek a teacher for yourself, to learn from him; and do not rely on your own understanding.

^3:26For Hashem will be your confidence: your trust. Another explanation: in the things in which you are a כסיל, a fool. So I found in the Yerushalmi.

^29:25A person’s fear sets a trap: it is inverted: a trap of sin gives a person fear. Another explanation: as it sounds: because a person is stingy and fears that if he gives tzedakah he will come to need people, this fear sets a trap for him. And the first is more pleasing to me.

Iyov

^13:15Even if He kills me: surely, even if He kills me, I do not separate from Him, and I will always hope to Him; therefore there is no rebellion or sin in my words.

^13:15Only my ways: and my traits, by which I have conducted myself.

^13:15Clarify before Him: to know what He finds sinful in me.

Eichah

^3:26It is good to hope and wait silently: the vav of ויחיל is extra, like the vav of “Ayah and Anah” (Bereishis 36:24). It is good that a person hope, and be silent, and look forward to the salvations of Hashem.

Koheles

^9:11The swift do not win the race: his swiftness did not stand by Asahel once his appointed time had come.

^9:11The mighty do not win the battle: his might did not stand by Avner once his day had come.

^9:11Also, bread does not come to the wise: such as me, whose bread for one day was sixty kor of fine flour, etc. (Melachim I 5:2); and now “this is my portion from all my toil” (Koheles 2:10): my staff and my jug.

^9:11Wealth does not come to those with understanding: such as Iyov at first, “And his livestock was…” (Iyov 1:3); when his hour came, he said, “Have pity on me, you my friends” (Iyov 19:21).

^9:11Favor does not come to those who know much: for there was no one in Yisrael who knew and understood more than Moshe, yet he did not find favor in his prayer to enter the land.

^9:11For a time and mishap: as it sounds. Another explanation: a time will come upon them; and [so] pleading and supplication should be habitual with them, so that they will not come to these things.