Another thing, bless the Lord, as the verse says (Deuteronomy 28:8) "The Lord will command the blessing for you in your barns". Every thing has an appointed angel over it, and if a person merits, the ministering angels are given to him, but if a person is obligated, the angels of destruction are given to him. May the Lord command the blessing for you. And if you have separated your tithes in the field, I have blessed you (Deuteronomy 26:10) "Blessed are you in the city, and blessed are you in the field.
Blessed are you when you come in, and blessed are you when you go out." Rabbi Zeira said, even the conversation of the Israelites is Torah. A parable of a layman says, "May your yoke be upon me." Rabbi Meir said, "Who is greater, the one who carries or the one who is carried?"
He said, "The one who is carried is greater than the one who carries." And who is greater, the one who guards or the one who is guarded? He said, "The one who is guarded is greater." Why?
Had it not been for good deeds, he would not have been carried and guarded, as it is said (Psalm 91:11-12) "For He will command His angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." If you merit, peace angels will guard you, and nothing evil will touch you, as it is said (Psalm 91:10) "No evil will befall you."
When David saw that the blessing was beautiful, he blessed the Lord with his soul and body, as it says, "Bless the Lord, O my soul."...