מ
בטח
ו
Mivtacho
Sources
Tanach
33 sources
תנ״ך
Bereishis
15:6
בראשית טו, ו
He believed in Hashem, and He counted it for him as righteousness
Bereishis
32:11
בראשית לב, יא
I have become small because of all the kindnesses You have shown Your servant
Devarim
20:1–4
דברים כ, א–ד
Do not be afraid of them, for Hashem your G-d is with you
Devarim
32:4
דברים לב, ד
The Rock: His work is perfect, for all His ways are just
Yeshayahu
12:2
ישעיהו יב, ב
See, G-d is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid
Yeshayahu
26:3–4
ישעיהו כו, ג–ד
One who leans on Him is kept in peace; trust in Hashem forever
Yirmiyahu
17:5–6
ירמיהו יז, ה–ו
Cursed is the one who trusts in people; he is like a lone tree in the desert
Yirmiyahu
17:7–8
ירמיהו יז, ז–ח
One who trusts in Hashem is like a tree planted by water
Tehillim
3:6–7
תהלים ג, ו–ז
I lay down and slept; I woke up, for Hashem supports me
Tehillim
13:6
תהלים יג, ו
I trusted in Your kindness; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation
Tehillim
22:9
תהלים כב, ט
One who turns his burden over to Hashem, He will rescue him
Tehillim
31:25
תהלים לא, כה
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all who hope to Hashem
Tehillim
32:10
תהלים לב, י
Kindness surrounds the one who trusts in Hashem
Tehillim
37:3–5
תהלים לז, ג–ה
Trust in Hashem and do good; turn your way over to Him
Tehillim
37:34
תהלים לז, לד
Hope to Hashem and keep His way
Tehillim
40:5
תהלים מ, ה
Fortunate is the man who has made Hashem his trust
Tehillim
46:2–4
תהלים מו, ב–ד
G-d is our refuge and strength; therefore we will not be afraid
Tehillim
46:8
תהלים מו, ח
Hashem, Master of Legions, is with us
Tehillim
55:23
תהלים נה, כג
Cast your burden on Hashem, and He will carry it for you
Tehillim
62:9
תהלים סב, ט
Trust in Him at all times; pour out your hearts before Him
Tehillim
84:13
תהלים פד, יג
Fortunate is the man who trusts in You
Tehillim
112:7–8
תהלים קיב, ז–ח
He will not be afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in Hashem
Tehillim
115:9–11
תהלים קטו, ט–יא
Yisrael, trust in Hashem; He is their help and their shield
Tehillim
125:1
תהלים קכה, א
Those who trust in Hashem are like Har Tziyon, which is never moved
Tehillim
131:1–3
תהלים קלא, א–ג
I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother
Tehillim
146:3–5
תהלים קמו, ג–ה
Do not trust in noblemen; fortunate is the one whose hope is in Hashem
Tehillim
147:11
תהלים קמז, יא
Hashem desires those who hope for His kindness
Mishlei
3:5–6
משלי ג, ה–ו
Trust with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding
Mishlei
3:26
משלי ג, כו
Hashem will be your confidence
Mishlei
29:25
משלי כט, כה
A person’s fear sets a trap; one who trusts in Hashem will be made strong
Iyov
13:15
איוב יג, טו
Even if He kills me, I will hope to Him
Eichah
3:25–26
איכה ג, כה–כו
Hashem is good to those who hope to Him; it is good to wait silently for His salvation
Koheles
9:11
קהלת ט, יא
The swift do not win the race, and bread does not come to the wise
Chazal
31 sources
חז״ל
Pirkei Avos
2:4
פרקי אבות ב, ד
Do His will as your will, so that He will do your will as His
Pirkei Avos
4:10
פרקי אבות ד, י
Do less business, and occupy yourself with Torah
Mechilta
Beshalach (Shemos 14:10)
מכילתא בשלח (שמות יד, י)
When Yisrael cried out to Hashem they took hold of the craft of their fathers, for Yisrael have nothing but prayer
Yerushalmi Berachos
5:1
ירושלמי ברכות פרק ה, הלכה א
Never let this
pasuk
leave your mouth: “Hashem, Master of Legions, is with us”
Yerushalmi Berachos
9:1
ירושלמי ברכות פרק ט, הלכה א
A patron of flesh and blood tires of being troubled and cannot save everywhere;
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
receives all who burden Him, and saves on sea and on land
Yerushalmi Shabbos
6:9
ירושלמי שבת פרק ו, הלכה ט
A convert who had been an astrologer came into danger because he hesitated, and was saved because he trusted in his Creator
Berachos
10a
ברכות י ע״א
Even if a sharp sword rests on his neck, a person should not hold back from prayer
Berachos
35b
ברכות לה ע״ב
Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai on working the land, and Abaye’s word
Berachos
60a
ברכות ס ע״א
Hillel heard a cry in the city and said, “It is not in my house”
Berachos
60b–61a
ברכות ס ע״ב–סא ע״א
“Whatever the Merciful One does is for the good”: Rabbi Akiva in the field
Shabbos
31a
שבת לא ע״א
When a person is brought to judgment they ask him: Did you deal faithfully? Did you look forward to the salvation?
Shabbos
32a
שבת לב ע״א
Do not stand in a place of danger and rely on a miracle
Beitzah
15b–16a
ביצה טו ע״ב–טז ע״א
A person’s sustenance is fixed from Rosh Hashanah; Hillel’s “Blessed is Hashem day by day”
Rosh Hashanah
26b
ראש השנה כו ע״ב
The Rabbis learned what
yehav
means from an Arab who said, “Take your
yehav
and throw it on my camel”
Nedarim
32a
נדרים לב ע״א
Whoever makes himself wholehearted,
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
is wholehearted with him
Sotah
48b
סוטה מח ע״ב
One who has bread today and worries about tomorrow
Gittin
7a–b
גיטין ז ע״א–ע״ב
If a person sees that his food is scant, let him give tzedakah from it, and all the more so when it is plentiful
Kiddushin
82a, Mishnah
קידושין פב ע״א, משנה
Pray to the One to whom wealth belongs; the beasts and the birds are sustained without toil
Bava Basra
123a
בבא בתרא קכג ע״א
“With my sword and with my bow”: my sword is prayer, my bow is supplication
Sanhedrin
44b
סנהדרין מד ע״ב
A person should always put prayer before trouble
Makkos
24a
מכות כד ע״א
Chavakuk came and summed up all the mitzvos in one: “The righteous one will live by his faith”
Avodah Zarah
55a
עבודה זרה נה ע״א
Afflictions are sent upon a person under oath, to leave on a set day, at a set hour, through a set means
Menachos
29b
מנחות כט ע״ב
Whoever places his trust in
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
has a refuge in this world and in the World to Come
Niddah
70b
נדה ע ע״ב
To become wealthy: deal honestly, and ask for mercy from the One to whom wealth belongs
Bereishis Rabbah
Parashah 53
בראשית רבה פרשה נג
Sarah said, “Shall I lose my hope in my Creator?” and
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
said to her, “I too will not let your hope be lost”
Bereishis Rabbah
Parashah 68
בראשית רבה פרשה סח
Yaakov said, “Shall I lose my hope in my Creator? Heaven forbid! Rather, my help is from Hashem”
Bereishis Rabbah
Parashah 98
בראשית רבה פרשה צח
Everything is through hope: suffering, sanctifying the Name, the merit of the
Avos
, the World to Come, grace and forgiveness
Shemos Rabbah
Parashah 25
שמות רבה פרשה כה
It is not written that He satisfies every living thing with food, but with its desire: He gives each one what he asks for
Shemos Rabbah
Parashah 30
שמות רבה פרשה ל
Be like your father, who said, “I hope for Your salvation, Hashem”: look to the salvation, for it is near
Midrash Tehillim
Mizmor 31
מדרש תהלים מזמור לא
“Trust in My Name”: whoever trusts in My Name, I rescue him
Yalkut Shimoni
Tehillim, remez 719
ילקוט שמעוני תהלים, רמז תשיט
Even a wicked man who trusts in Hashem, kindness will surround him
Rishonim
33 sources
ראשונים
Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, Introduction
חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, הקדמה
One who trusts in anything other than Hashem is left in its hands
Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, Introduction
חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, הקדמה
One who trusts in G-d is like the alchemist, and has the advantage: his livelihood is assured to him through any means in the world
Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 1
חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק א
What
bitachon
is: tranquility of the soul, and a heart that relies on the One it trusts
Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 3
חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק ג
The seven things a person must know about Hashem in order to trust in Him
Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 4
חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק ד
One of the pious was amazed at a giver who asks to be thanked, and more at a receiver who humbles himself before the giver
Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 5
חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק ה
The seven ways one who trusts in G-d differs from one who does not, in seeking a livelihood
Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 7
חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק ז
A scribe said he was well “as long as my hand is whole,” and that evening his hand was cut off, for having trusted in his hand
Rashi on Tanach
selected pesukim
רש״י על התנ״ך פסוקים נבחרים
On the
pesukim
of trust in Tanach
Rashi al HaTorah
Shemos 16:32 (Beshalach)
רש״י על התורה שמות טז, לב (בשלח)
Yirmiyahu
brought out the jar of manna: “With this your fathers supported themselves; the Omnipresent has many messengers to prepare food for those who fear Him”
Rashbam
Bava Basra 123a
רשב״ם בבא בתרא קכג ע״א
Yaakov’s sword is the prayer he prayed for his sons, by which he merited the birthright
Tosafos
Shabbos 31a
תוספות שבת לא ע״א
Seder Zeraim is called faithfulness, because one who sows has faith in the Life of the worlds
Sefer Chassidim
Siman 309
ספר חסידים סימן שט
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
arranges all the needs of those who occupy themselves with Torah day and night, and sends them angels from afar to bring them
Radak on Tehillim
selected pesukim
רד״ק על תהלים פסוקים נבחרים
On the
pesukim
of trust in
Tehillim
Ramban al HaTorah
Shemos 13:16 (Bo)
רמב״ן על התורה שמות יג, טז (בא)
From the great, open miracles a person comes to acknowledge the hidden miracles: all our affairs are miracles, all by the decree of the Most High
Rabbeinu Yonah on Mishlei
3:5
רבינו יונה על משלי ג, ה
Complete
bitachon
leans on no one, not even on one’s own understanding
Rabbeinu Yonah on Mishlei
3:6
רבינו יונה על משלי ג, ו
Remember Hashem and trust in Him in every undertaking, great or small
Rabbeinu Yonah on Mishlei
3:26
רבינו יונה על משלי ג, כו
Bitachon
grows from
emunah
, admits no doubt, and rises to handing oneself over to Hashem
Shaarei Teshuvah
Shaar 3, 32
שערי תשובה שער ג, לב
If a person sees that trouble is near, the salvation of Hashem should be in his heart, and he should trust in it
Rabbeinu Bachya al HaTorah
Bereishis 41:1 (Mikeitz)
רבינו בחיי על התורה בראשית מא, א (מקץ)
Yosef did not reach the level of trust that seeks no means, because he asked the chief butler to get him out of prison
Rabbeinu Bachya al HaTorah
Bamidbar 13:2 (Shelach)
רבינו בחיי על התורה במדבר יג, ב (שלח)
A person must do all that nature asks and give the rest over to Heaven, for the Torah never relies on a miracle
Rabbeinu Bachya al HaTorah
Devarim 11:25 (Eikev)
רבינו בחיי על התורה דברים יא, כה (עקב)
We are commanded to fear Hashem and not to fear the idolaters, for one who trembles before flesh and blood brings trouble upon himself
Kad HaKemach
Erech Bitachon, beginning
כד הקמח ערך בטחון, תחילתו
Trust first, then do good:
bitachon
is for the means to do His mitzvos
Kad HaKemach
Erech Bitachon, s.v. VeInyan HaBitachon
כד הקמח ערך בטחון, ד״ה וענין הבטחון
Bitachon
in every detail: “In all your ways know Him”
Kad HaKemach
Erech Bitachon, end
כד הקמח ערך בטחון, סופו
Kindness surrounds the one who trusts, and the manna came down one day at a time
Kad HaKemach
Erech Reshus
כד הקמח ערך רשות
One should first consider what he will say or do, and even so not rely on his own consideration, but trust in Hashem that it will succeed
Tur, Orach Chaim
581
טור, אורח חיים סימן תקפא
Yisrael wear white and eat, drink and rejoice on Rosh Hashanah, for they know that
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
will do a miracle for them
Ran
Nedarim 32a
ר״ן נדרים לב ע״א
One who does not seek omens to know the future, but trusts in
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
, is shown secrets that are hidden from the ministering angels
Sefer HaIkkarim
Maamar 4, ch. 46
ספר העיקרים מאמר ד, פרק מו
Faith is proven in hard times, and trust is for every time
Sefer HaIkkarim
Maamar 4, ch. 47
ספר העיקרים מאמר ד, פרק מז
Hope draws the kindness that comes with
bitachon
; the three kinds of hope
Sefer HaIkkarim
Maamar 4, ch. 48
ספר העיקרים מאמר ד, פרק מח
Hope to Hashem in every undertaking, and do not despair of hope because of your sins
Sefer HaIkkarim
Maamar 4, ch. 49
ספר העיקרים מאמר ד, פרק מט
Hope for what is sure does not trouble the soul; it strengthens the heart
Orchos Tzaddikim
Shaar HaSimchah
ארחות צדיקים שער השמחה
A hundred blind men, each with his hand on his friend’s shoulder, and one who sees leading them all
Orchos Tzaddikim
Shaar HaDaagah
ארחות צדיקים שער הדאגה
Worry is not found at all among people who trust in Hashem and believe in Him
Acharonim
26 sources
אחרונים
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
1:5
שולחן ערוך, אורח חיים סימן א, סעיף ה
It is good to say the passage of the Akeidah, the passage of the man and the Aseres HaDibros
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
51:7
שולחן ערוך, אורח חיים סימן נא, סעיף ז
One must have
kavanah
in the
pasuk
“You open Your hand,” and if he did not, he must say it again
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
98:5
שולחן ערוך, אורח חיים סימן צח, סעיף ה
One should not think his request ought to be granted because he prayed with
kavanah
, but that
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
will grant it in His kindness
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
230:4
שולחן ערוך, אורח חיים סימן רל, סעיף ד
One who goes in to let blood prays that it be a cure for him, for Hashem is a Healer without charge
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim
581:4
שולחן ערוך, אורח חיים סימן תקפא, סעיף ד
On Erev Rosh Hashanah we wash our clothes and cut our hair
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah
336:1
שולחן ערוך, יורה דעה סימן שלו, סעיף א
The Torah gave the doctor permission to heal; it is a mitzvah, and one who holds back is a shedder of blood
Shaarei Kedushah
Part 2, Shaar 4
שערי קדושה חלק ב, שער ד
There is no virtue like trust: one who trusts is assured of his food, and occupies himself with Torah and mitzvos with all his heart
Shaarei Kedushah
Part 2, Shaar 5
שערי קדושה חלק ב, שער ה
One who does business faithfully, his possessions increase, and
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
arranges his livelihood for him
Nesivos Olam
Nesiv HaBitachon, ch. 1
נתיבות עולם נתיב הבטחון, פרק א
At the time of action a person should turn his thought and his trust to Hashem, which is like a prayer
Nesivos Olam
Nesiv HaBitachon, ch. 1
נתיבות עולם נתיב הבטחון, פרק א
How great is the
middah
of trust: for one who trusts with all his heart, everything turns out for the good
Shnei Luchos HaBris
Shaar HaOsiyos, Emes V'Emunah
שני לוחות הברית שער האותיות, אמת ואמונה
Of everything he means to do a person should say “
im yirtzeh Hashem
”; in business, “I trust in Hashem that through this means He will send me my needs”
Metzudas David
selected pesukim
מצודת דוד פסוקים נבחרים
On the
pesukim
of trust in Tanach
Mesillas Yesharim
ch. 21
מסילת ישרים פרק כא
Hishtadlus
is a tax every person must pay, but it is not what brings the result
Marpe LeNefesh on Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, Introduction
מרפא לנפש על חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, הקדמה
The benefits of
bitachon
, and the meaning of the
pesukim
the author brings
Marpe LeNefesh on Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 1
מרפא לנפש על חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק א
Bitachon
rests on One who does good even beyond what He promised
Marpe LeNefesh on Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 3
מרפא לנפש על חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק ג
The seven qualities explained, and the causes as messengers of the decree
Pas Lechem on Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, Introduction
פת לחם על חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, הקדמה
Only one who trusts in Hashem can have a quiet heart; the order of the author’s proofs
Pas Lechem on Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 1
פת לחם על חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק א
The one trusted keeps his word, does what he undertook, and intends good beyond it
Pas Lechem on Chovos HaLevavos
Shaar HaBitachon, ch. 3
פת לחם על חובות הלבבות שער הבטחון, פרק ג
The premises explained: Hashem’s mercy, knowledge, strength and providence, and the decree with its causes
Nefesh HaChaim
Shaar 3, ch. 12
נפש החיים שער ג, פרק יב
When a person fixes in his heart that there is no power besides Him, no other power can touch him
Malbim on Tehillim
selected pesukim
מלבי״ם על תהלים פסוקים נבחרים
On the
pesukim
of trust in
Tehillim
Beis HaLevi al HaTorah
Parshas Mikeitz
בית הלוי על התורה פרשת מקץ
Hishtadlus
is a help toward trust, and each person’s measure is different
Mishnah Berurah
1:13
משנה ברורה סימן א, ס״ק יג
The passage of the man, so that he will believe that all his food comes by
hashgachah pratis
Mishnah Berurah
51:15–16
משנה ברורה סימן נא, ס״ק טו–טז
The main reason for saying Tehillah LeDavid every day is the
pasuk
that praises
HaKadosh Baruch Hu
, who watches over His creatures and provides for them
Mishnah Berurah
230:6
משנה ברורה סימן רל, ס״ק ו
In any treatment one should not think anything will cure him except through the Creator, and through this prayer he places his trust in Him
Mishnah Berurah
581:25
משנה ברורה סימן תקפא, ס״ק כה
To show that we trust in His kindness to bring our judgment out in our favor, yet with the fear of judgment
Topics
A
All for the good
הכל לטובה
3 sources
B
Bitachon and hishtadlus
בטחון והשתדלות
18 sources
H
Hope
תקוה
20 sources
I
In every undertaking
בכל דרכיך
9 sources
In Hashem alone
בה׳ לבדו
53 sources
In time of trouble
בעת צרה
31 sources
P
Parnassah
פרנסה
30 sources
T
Tranquility of the soul
מנוחת הנפש
31 sources
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ירמיהו יז, ז
Blessed is the man who trusts in Hashem, and Hashem will be his security. (Yirmiyahu 17:7)
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מקורות הבטחון
Sources of Bitachon
Bitachon, from Tanach to the Acharonim
מקור היום
Today’s source
Do His will as your will, so that He will do your will as His
Pirkei Avos 2:4
He [Rabban Gamliel, the son of Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi] used to say: Do His will as your own will, so that He will do your will as His will. Set aside your will before His will, so that He will set aside the will of others before your will.
פרקי אבות ב, ד
הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, עֲשֵׂה רְצוֹנוֹ כִרְצוֹנְךָ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲשֶׂה רְצוֹנְךָ כִרְצוֹנוֹ. בַּטֵּל רְצוֹנְךָ מִפְּנֵי רְצוֹנוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּבַטֵּל רְצוֹן אֲחֵרִים מִפְּנֵי רְצוֹנֶךָ.
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