A Psalm of David. The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord. As it is written (Job 29:14), "I clothed myself with righteousness, and it clothed me." Rabbi Chanina said, "There are those whose clothing is becoming, but they are not becoming to their clothing.
And there are those whose clothing is not becoming, but their clothing is becoming to them." There are those who are rich, but their name does not match their wealth. And there are those who are poor, but their name does not match their poverty. Similarly, Solomon said (Proverbs 13:7), "One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth."
There are those who are strong, but their name does not match their strength. And there are those who are weak, but their name does not match their weakness. There are those whose wife is ugly, despised, and treated like dirt, and people ask, "Who is her husband?" And they say, "It is him."
And when they see him, a handsome young man, they say, "This young man has been lost to this woman." And if the bride is beautiful and her husband is ugly, people say, "This bride has been lost to this man." Job said, "I am not like that. Rather, I am becoming to righteousness, and righteousness is becoming to me."
And so it says, "I clothed myself with righteousness, and it clothed me." And similarly, David is becoming to his psalm, and his psalm is becoming to him. What is written above this matter? "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
And what is a psalm of David? When he asked for the Divine Presence to dwell upon him, he would demand a psalm from David. And when it came to David from his own accord, it was a psalm....