At the scene of the Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, where at least seven people people were murdered, H’yd, photographer Chaim Twito documented a soot-covered Perek Tehillim found open at Perek 89, Chareidim10 reported. The perek speaks about Hashem’s promise to Klal Yisrael to protect them and strike their enemies. But then it mentions Hashem’s vow to punish Am Yisrael if they forsake the Torah, but at the same time, His promise that He will not violate His covenant with Klal Yisrael and with Dovid, whose seed and malchus will endure forever. See Perek 89 below: (Source: Chabad.org) 1A maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. אמַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְאֵיתָ֥ן הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי: 2The kindnesses of the Lord I shall sing forever; to generation after generation I shall make known Your faithfulness, with my mouth. בחַֽסְדֵּ֣י יְ֖הֹוָה עוֹלָ֣ם אָשִׁ֑ירָה לְדֹ֥ר וָדֹ֓ר | אוֹדִ֖יעַ אֱמוּנָֽתְךָ֣ בְּפִֽי: 3For I said, “Forever will it be built with kindness; as the heavens, with which You will establish Your faithfulness.” גכִּֽי־אָמַ֗רְתִּי ע֖וֹלָם חֶ֣סֶד יִבָּנֶ֑ה שָׁמַ֓יִם | תָּכִ֖ן אֱמוּנָֽתְךָ֣ בָהֶֽם: 4I formed a covenant with My chosen one; I swore to David My servant. דכָּרַ֣תִּי בְ֖רִית לִבְחִירִ֑י נִ֜שְׁבַּ֗עְתִּי לְדָוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי: 5Until eternity, I shall establish your seed, and I shall build your throne for all generations forever. העַד־ע֖וֹלָם אָכִ֣ין זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וּבָנִ֨יתִי לְדֹֽר־וָד֖וֹר כִּסְאֲךָ֣ סֶֽלָה: 6And the heavens acknowledge Your wonder, O Lord, also Your faithfulness in the congregation of holy ones. ווְיוֹד֣וּ שָׁ֖מַיִם פִּלְאֲךָ֣ יְהֹוָ֑ה אַף־אֱ֜מוּנָֽתְךָ֗ בִּקְהַ֥ל קְדֹשִֽׁים: 7For who in the heavens is equal to the Lord? [Who] resembles the Lord among the sons of the mighty? זכִּ֚י מִ֣י בַ֖שַּׁחַק יַֽעֲרֹ֣ךְ לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה יִדְמֶ֥ה לַֽ֜יהֹוָ֗ה בִּבְנֵ֥י אֵלִֽים: 8God is revered in the great council of the holy ones and feared by all around Him. חאֵ֣ל נַֽ֖עֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁ֣ים רַבָּ֑ה וְ֜נוֹרָ֗א עַל־כָּל־סְבִיבָֽיו: 9O Lord, God of Hosts, who is like You, O Yah, Who are mighty? And Your faithfulness surrounds You. טיְהֹוָ֨ה | אֱלֹ֘הֵ֚י צְבָא֗וֹת מִֽי־כָמ֖וֹךָ חֲסִ֥ין | יָ֑הּ וֶֽ֜אֱמוּנָֽתְךָ֗ סְבִֽיבוֹתֶֽיךָ: 10You rule over the pride of the sea; when it raises its waves, You humble them. יאַתָּ֣ה מ֖וֹשֵׁל בְּגֵא֣וּת הַיָּ֑ם בְּשׂ֥וֹא גַ֜לָּ֗יו אַתָּ֥ה תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם: 11You crushed Rahab like one slain; with the arm of Your might You scattered Your enemies. יאאַתָּ֚ה דִכִּ֣אתָ כֶֽחָלָ֣ל רָ֑הַב בִּזְר֥וֹעַ עֻ֜זְּךָ֗ פִּזַּ֥רְתָּ אֽוֹיְבֶֽיךָ: 12The heaven is Yours, even the earth is Yours; the inhabited earth and the fullness thereof-You founded them. יבלְךָ֣ שָׁ֖מַיִם אַף־לְךָ֣ אָ֑רֶץ תֵּבֵ֥ל וּ֜מְלֹאָ֗הּ אַתָּ֥ה יְסַדְתָּֽם: 13North and south-You created them; Tabor and Hermon sing praises in Your name. יגצָפ֣וֹן וְ֖יָמִין אַתָּ֣ה בְרָאתָ֑ם תָּב֥וֹר וְ֜חֶרְמ֗וֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ֥ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ: 14You have an arm with might; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is high. ידלְךָ֣ זְ֖רוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָ֑ה תָּעֹ֥ז יָֽ֜דְךָ֗ תָּר֥וּם יְמִינֶֽךָ: 15Righteousness and judgment are the basis of Your throne; kindness and truth come before Your countenance. טוצֶ֣דֶק וּ֖מִשְׁפָּט מְכ֣וֹן כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ חֶ֥סֶד וֶֽ֜אֱמֶ֗ת יְֽקַדְּמ֥וּ פָנֶֽיךָ: 16Fortunate is the people that know the blasting of the shofar; O Lord, may they walk in the light of Your countenance. טזאַשְׁרֵ֣י הָ֖עָם יֹֽדְעֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה יְ֜הֹוָ֗ה בְּאֽוֹר־פָּנֶ֥יךָ יְהַלֵּכֽוּן: 17With Your name they rejoice every day, and with Your righteousness they are exalted. יזבְּשִׁמְךָ יְגִיל֣וּן כָּל־הַיּ֑וֹם וּבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֥ יָרֽוּמוּ: 18For You are the glory of their might, and with Your favor our horns will be raised. יחכִּֽי־תִפְאֶ֣רֶת עֻזָּ֣מוֹ אָ֑תָּה וּ֜בִרְצֽוֹנְךָ֗ תָּר֥וּם (כתיב תָּר֥יּם) קַרְנֵֽנוּ: 19For our shield is [devoted] to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel. יטכִּ֣י לַֽיהֹוָ֥ה מָֽגִנֵּ֑נוּ וְלִקְד֖וֹשׁ […]
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