To the One who does great wonders alone. And did anyone else do something with Him that He says alone? Rather, He alone knows what wonders He does. How so?
If a person is lying on his bed and a snake is on the ground before him, and when he gets up, he feels the snake in front of him, but he does not know what wonders the Holy One, blessed be He, did with him. And who knows [the wonders of] the Holy One, blessed be He? And thus it says (Psalms 40:6), "Many things You have done, O Lord my God, Your wonders and Your thoughts towards us; there is none to be compared with You.
If I would declare and speak of them, they are too numerous to recount." Rabbi Elazar said, even the one who experienced the miracle does not recognize his miracle, as it says alone. And as Rav Yosef expounded, what is the meaning of what is written (Isaiah 12:1), "I will praise You, O Lord, for though You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me." To what is this verse referring?
Two people went on a business venture, and a thorn pricked one of them. He began to revile and insult [God], but for many days he heard that his friend's ship had sunk in the sea, so he began to give thanks and praise. Therefore it is said, "Let Your anger turn away, and comfort me."...