"Who will give from Zion the salvation of Israel." Rabbi Levi said: All the blessings, comforts, and goodness that the Holy One, blessed be He, brings upon Israel, come from Zion. Torah comes from Zion, as it is said: "For out of Zion shall go forth the law" (Isaiah 2:3). Blessing comes from Zion, as it is said: "May the Lord bless you out of Zion" (Psalm 134:3).
Appearance comes from Zion, as it is said: "Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God appears" (Psalm 50:2). Support comes from Zion, as it is said: "May the Lord support you from Zion" (Psalm 20:3). Life comes from Zion, as it is said: "For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forevermore" (Psalm 133:3). Greatness comes from Zion, as it is said: "The Lord is great in Zion" (Psalm 99:2).
Salvation comes from Zion, as it is said: "Who will give from Zion the salvation of Israel?" (Psalm 14:7). You find this phrase twice in the book of Psalms, once in the first book and once in the second book. But why? Rabbi Levi said: The master said one, and the disciple said the other.
The Master said: "Would that this heart of theirs were in them" (Deuteronomy 5:26). And the disciple said: "Would that all the Lord's people were prophets" (Numbers 11:29). Neither the words of the master nor the words of the disciple are fulfilled in this world, but both are fulfilled in the world to come. The words of the master are fulfilled, as it is said: "And I will give you a new heart" (Ezekiel 36:26).
From where [do we know that] the words of the disciple [are fulfilled]? As it is said: "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh" (Joel 2:28). Another reason: Why it is said two times? Rabbi Yudan said in the name of Rabbi Joshua ben Levi: Because children say twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, "Save us, O God, who saves us" (I Chronicles 16:35).
Therefore, "Who will give from Zion," is [said] two times. Rabbi Tanchuma said: I said this before Rabbi Nechuniah, and he said to me, "That is not the basis of it. Rather it is because, 'Save us, O God, who saves us,' is said once in the book of Psalms and once in the book of Chronicles. Therefore, [it is said] two times.
It is comparable to a king's son who betroths the daughter of another king, and they set up preliminaries on a certain day. The son of the king is awaiting his party, and the daughter of the king is awaiting her party. What is delaying [it]? The preliminaries, as it is said: 'For the day of vengeance is in my heart' (Isaiah 63:4)."