A prayer for Moshe, the man of God. Before the mountains were born, and You gave birth to the earth and the inhabited world, from eternity to eternity You are God. "Let Reuven live and not die" (Devarim 33:6). "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty" (Tehillim 91:1).
This is in contrast to the tribe of Levi, which sat in the shade of the Temple courtyards (Tehillim 68:5). "A song, a psalm for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to the Lord" (Tehillim 92:1). This is in contrast to the tribe of Yehuda, as it says, "This time I will praise the Lord" (Bereishit 29:35).
"The Lord reigns, He is clothed in majesty" (Tehillim 93:1). This is in contrast to the tribe of Binyamin, which sat in the shade of God's presence (Tehillim 84:5). "O God of vengeance" (Tehillim 94:1). This is in contrast to the tribe of Gad, for Elijah the prophet stands ready to cut off the idolatrous beverage of the Gentiles (Tehillim 82:1).
"Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord" (Tehillim 95:1). This is in contrast to the tribe of Yissachar, which engaged in the joy of Torah study. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said, "Up until this point, I have related to you what I have heard. From here on out, you must rely on your own understanding."
Rabbi Elazar said in the name of Rabbi Yosei ben Zimra, "All the prophets prophesied, but they did not know what they were prophesying, except for Moshe and Yeshayah only. Moshe said, "My teaching shall drop like the rain" (Devarim 32:2), and Yeshayah said, "Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me" (Yeshayah 8:18). Rabbi Yehoshua the priest said, "Even Eliyahu prophesied, but he did not know what he was saying," as it says, "My words are clear, and my lips speak right" (Iyov 33:3).
Rabbi Elazar said in the name of Rabbi Yosei, "Even Shmuel, who was the head of the prophets, prophesied, but he did not know what he was saying," as it says, "The Lord sent Yerubaal and Bedan and Yiftach" (Shmuel I 12:11). Only I was mentioned by name, and he did not know what he was prophesying. Rabbi Levi said in the name of Rabbi Chanina, "The eleven psalms that Moshe recited in the Divine chariot, he said as a prophecy.
Why were they not written in the Torah? These are the words of the Torah, and these are the words of prophecy, and we do not make a distinction between the words of the Torah and the words of prophecy."...