'Hoping in the Lord.' Rabbi Chiyah bar Abba said: 'If you pray and repeat your prayer, then be certain that your prayer has been heard, and it will ultimately be fulfilled.' What is the reason for 'hoping in the Lord'? Strengthen your heart, and hope in the Lord."
To David: Unto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. My rock, do not be silent from me. As it says in the verse (Lamentations 3:24), "My portion is the Lord, says my soul." Israel says, "Our portion is only the Holy One, blessed be He," as it says, "My portion is the Lord." And the Holy One, blessed be He, says, "My portion is only Israel," as it says, "For the Lord's portion is His people" (Deuteronomy 32:9). Therefore, when Israel prays, He answers them immediately, as it says, "Unto You, O Lord, do I lift up my soul."...