October 10, 2018 · 00:05:08
Tehilim Perek 119: Letter Daled Hello everybody, I’m Rabbi Shaya Sussman, covering the entire TANACH one perek at a time. Today’s NachDaily is Tehilim Chapter 119. Today’s class will discuss the letter Daled. Daled represents the ability or force that allows something to go beyond itself by moving in a different direction. “Dalosi v’li yehoshea, I was lowered and Hashem saved me.” Or, “Aromimcha Hashem ki Dilisani, I will exalt You Hashem, for You have drawn me up.” These pessukim demonstrate how Daled is the force that allows a person to move in either direction, whether being lowered or raised. In a deeper sense, Daled represents free choice. We can move in any direction we please. Aleph represents Echad, the one God behind creation. Beis shows barah, the duality expressed in creation itself. Gimmel, Hashem gives His divine flow to the creation. Daled shows man's ability to change his mazel, utilizing his free choice to direct himself upwards to be a tzaddik, or downwards to be a lowly person. The first time that Daled appears in the Torah is in the words “taD’she ha’aretz Deshe, let the land sprout vegetation.” Desha means vegetation that grows quickly. If given water, it sprouts rapidly. The inverse is also true. Without water, it will quickly dry out. You can raise yourself quickly like the desha, or chas v’shalom point yourself downwards to destruction. It should be noted that a D’li, a bucket used in a well of water, can also be either lowered or raised. Similarly, a d