Another matter, “one who slaughters a thanks offering honors Me [yekhabedaneni]” (Psalms 50:23). Rabbi Huna in the name of Rabbi Aḥa: It is not written here yekhabedeni, but rather, yekhabedaneni,4The extra nun is expounded to mean that the honor is doubled. honor upon honor. Alternatively, “one who slaughters a thanks offering honors Me [yekhabedaneni]” – Rabbi Berekhya in the name of Rabbi Abba bar Kahana: It is not written here honored Me [kebedani], but rather, honors Me [yekhabedaneni]; he honored Me in this world, he will honor Me in the World to Come.
“And for one who sets his path” (Psalms 50:23), these are the ones who remove obstacles from the paths.5They are rewarded, as the verse concludes: “I will show him the salvation of God.” Alternatively, “and for one who sets his path,” these are the teachers of Bible and the teachers of Mishna, who faithfully teach the children. Alternatively, “and for one who sets his path,” Rabbi Yosei ben Rabbi Yehuda in the name of Rabbi Menaḥem ben Rabbi Yosei: These are the storekeepers who sell tithed produce to the public.
Alternatively, “and for one who sets his path,” these are the ones who kindle lamps to provide light for the public, as Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish said: Saul merited the kingdom only because his grandfather would kindle lamps for the public. They said: There were dark alleyways from his house to the study hall, and he would kindle lamps in them to thereby provide light for the public. One verse says: “Ner begot Kish” (I Chronicles 8:33), and one verse says: “Kish son of Aviel” (I Samuel 9:1). How so? Aviel was his name, but because he would kindle lamps [nerot] for the public, he merited and he was called Ner.