We continue our series on explaining the Pesukim (verses) of Tehillim. Today we will discuss two Pesukim in Perek (chapter) Kuf Chaf Alef (121), Pasuk (verse) Alef (one), and Pasuk Bet (two). David HaMelech says, Shir LaMa'alot, Esa Einai el heharim, me'ayin yavo ezri, ezri me'im Adonai, oseh shamayim va'aretz. Which means, Shir LaMa'alot, a song to the Ma'alot. What are Ma'alot? Ma'alot are the 15 steps that were found in the Beit HaMikdash, where the Leviyim (Levites) would stand while singing the songs of David HaMelech. Esa Einai el heharim: David HaMelech says, “I raise and I lift my eyes to the mountain.” Me'ayin yavo ezri: “Where will my help come from?” Ezri me'im Adonai: “My help is from Hashem.” Oseh shamayim va'aretz: “Who is the creator of heaven and earth.”
David HaMelech, in this Pasuk of Tehillim, is talking about a time in his life when he needed help and didn't know where it was going to come from. He had no idea how it was going to come. He didn't know where to turn, what to do, or how to do it. He was simply lost. Me'ayin yavo ezri: “Where is my help going to come from?” Esa Einai el heharim: He lifted his eyes to the mountains, and that gave him inspiration. What is it about the mountains that gave David HaMelech the Chizuk, the inspiration that he needed?
You see, the mountains are among the most powerful creations of Borei Olam (Creator of the World). After all, when Hashem created this world, there was nothing here. It was Yesh Me'ayin. Borei Olam created something from nothing. There was nothing here. There was nothing here. And Borei Olam created this inspiration. He created this entire wonderful world with this powerful mountain in it. A person looks at a huge mountain and is in awe of the mountain. The mountain brings a certain fear onto a person. You see the magnitude, the power, and the awesomeness of that creation of Hashem. And where did it come from? It was not here. There was nothing here. And look, Borei Olam brought about. It was not the most powerful thing.
David HaMelech says, “When I have that question, ‘Where is my help going to come from?’ I go and lift my eyes to the mountains that Hashem created.” It was Ayin. The world had nothing in it. Me'ayin yavo ezri. My help will even come from Ayin, even if there's nothing here right now. I don't see a solution. I don't see a way out. I feel like I'm stuck, and there's no way out. David HaMelech says, “Even from Ayin. Me'ayin yavo ezri. Just like these powerful and strong mountains came from Yesh Me'ayin, something from nothing, so too with my problems and my issues: I feel I have no way out. I feel I have no way to solve these issues. Me'ayin yavo ezri. Even from Ayin. Even in a situation where I feel there's no way out, Borei Olam will help me. Because Borei Olam knows how to make something from nothing. Yesh Me'ayin.”
So even though right now it seems that there is nothing for me to rely on, I am completely lost. Just remember: Ezri me'im Adonai, oseh shamayim va'aretz. My help is going to come from Hashem, who created this entire world. Yesh Me'ayin. Something from nothing.
So too, even if you feel that in your situation there is nothing to do, just remember: just like Borei Olam created this world, something from nothing, so too, with your problems that you feel there is nothing to do, Borei Olam will create something from nothing. Even if there's no way out, even if you feel that there's nothing for you to do, Borei Olam is there for you. Esa Einai el heharim. Lift your eyes to the mountains. Lift your eyes to Hashem. Lift your eyes to Hashem. And know that Borei Olam will provide you with a way out, because Borei Olam is the creator of Yesh Me'ayin, of something from absolutely nothing. Have a wonderful day.