Why God Guards the Righteous Who Need No Guarding

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayeshev 14:2

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

Another interpretation of the verse "He will not abandon His pious ones" (Psalms 37:28): But do His pious ones need guarding? Rabbi Jeremiah said: See what is written, "He will guard the feet of His pious ones" (I Samuel 2:9). But do they need guarding? Rather, as the common proverb says: They fence in what is already fenced, and they breach what is already breached. Thus, "He will not abandon His pious ones."

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RighteousnessTzaddikWisdomDavidPrayer

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