RR Psalm 28:7b Part 8
Rabbi’s Reflections - Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Shalom,
Psalms
Psalm 28:7 – Part 8
Psalm 28:7 Adonai is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. Therefore my heart leaps for joy, and I will praise Him with my song.
Yesterday, we dealt with this same, verse 7, part a. Today, let’s deal with part b, Psalm 28:7b My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. I’m currently rereading Eitan’s second book, “With All Your Heart” https://www.tikkunglobal.org/product-page/with-all-your-heart The book contains 33 chapters broken into 7 parts.
The title is taken from Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me, when you will search for Me with all your heart. However; it could just as easily come from the well known passage of Deuteronomy 6:5a Love Adonai your God with all your heart.
Today, we are dealing with the trusting heart, and since none of Eitan’s 33 chapters deal with a trusting heart (per se, many chapters dance around it), I’m hereby submitting this RR as chapter 34 to my friend for review (unsolicited). Tomorrow I’ll propose chapter 35, titled “A Heart That Leaps For Joy,” taken from Psalm 28:7c. You can read chapter 34 (proposed) now. Here is my foundational verse from Proverbs…
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in Adonai with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding.
My late mother-in-law, Millie Manno, Z”L, was well known for one of her pet sayings, “What are you gonna do?” Another way to look at it is, “Who are you gonna trust?” What are the options? God? He’s obviously the best option, we’ll get back to Him in a moment. Satan? His very name means “adversary.” Why would anyone trust the one who is against you? Besides, he is a liar, so how can you trust someone you can’t trust? That would be absurd.
Yeshua replied to the Judeans who had just claimed to have Abraham as their father… John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks lies he is just being himself—for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Let’s ask yet another question… are you gonna trust yourself? One quick question should answer that… “How has that been working out so far?” What was part b of our foundational verse from Proverbs? “… Lean not on your own understanding.”
Another option would be to trust people you know, or people you don’t know. However; beware, over time people will let you down. After all, they’re human, and humans have faults. Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is not a righteous person on earth who does what is good and doesn’t sin.
That leaves God to stand alone as the only one who is trustworthy. There is a Hebrew idiom, “Simu Lev” meaning (figuratively) pay attention, but literally, “put your heart.” We trust God by paying attention to what He has to say. Proverbs 4:20 My son, pay attention to my words—incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them and health to their whole body.
When we trust in God, His promise is that He will help us. With God as my helper, I need help from no other. Yeshua put it this way… John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no benefit. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and are life!
“Betach bo!” Trust in Him! When we take everything that makes our heart the center of our thoughts, emotions and passions and focus our full attention on the wisdom of God, He promises to turn that into our blessings. That is “the trusting heart!” Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Tue6-May 20258th of Iyar, 5785
Day 17 of the Omer
Le 17:8-18:21Isa 59Job 151 Jn 4 (Mt 15)
Shalom,
Psalms
Psalm 28:7 – Part 8
Psalm 28:7 Adonai is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. Therefore my heart leaps for joy, and I will praise Him with my song.
Yesterday, we dealt with this same, verse 7, part a. Today, let’s deal with part b, Psalm 28:7b My heart trusts in Him, and I was helped. I’m currently rereading Eitan’s second book, “With All Your Heart” https://www.tikkunglobal.org/product-page/with-all-your-heart The book contains 33 chapters broken into 7 parts.
The title is taken from Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me, when you will search for Me with all your heart. However; it could just as easily come from the well known passage of Deuteronomy 6:5a Love Adonai your God with all your heart.
Today, we are dealing with the trusting heart, and since none of Eitan’s 33 chapters deal with a trusting heart (per se, many chapters dance around it), I’m hereby submitting this RR as chapter 34 to my friend for review (unsolicited). Tomorrow I’ll propose chapter 35, titled “A Heart That Leaps For Joy,” taken from Psalm 28:7c. You can read chapter 34 (proposed) now. Here is my foundational verse from Proverbs…
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in Adonai with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding.
My late mother-in-law, Millie Manno, Z”L, was well known for one of her pet sayings, “What are you gonna do?” Another way to look at it is, “Who are you gonna trust?” What are the options? God? He’s obviously the best option, we’ll get back to Him in a moment. Satan? His very name means “adversary.” Why would anyone trust the one who is against you? Besides, he is a liar, so how can you trust someone you can’t trust? That would be absurd.
Yeshua replied to the Judeans who had just claimed to have Abraham as their father… John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks lies he is just being himself—for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Let’s ask yet another question… are you gonna trust yourself? One quick question should answer that… “How has that been working out so far?” What was part b of our foundational verse from Proverbs? “… Lean not on your own understanding.”
Another option would be to trust people you know, or people you don’t know. However; beware, over time people will let you down. After all, they’re human, and humans have faults. Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is not a righteous person on earth who does what is good and doesn’t sin.
That leaves God to stand alone as the only one who is trustworthy. There is a Hebrew idiom, “Simu Lev” meaning (figuratively) pay attention, but literally, “put your heart.” We trust God by paying attention to what He has to say. Proverbs 4:20 My son, pay attention to my words—incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them and health to their whole body.
When we trust in God, His promise is that He will help us. With God as my helper, I need help from no other. Yeshua put it this way… John 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no benefit. The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and are life!
“Betach bo!” Trust in Him! When we take everything that makes our heart the center of our thoughts, emotions and passions and focus our full attention on the wisdom of God, He promises to turn that into our blessings. That is “the trusting heart!” Shalom shalom.
Daily Bread, reading plan by Lars Enarson (https://www.thewatchman.org/)
Tue6-May 20258th of Iyar, 5785
Day 17 of the Omer
Le 17:8-18:21Isa 59Job 151 Jn 4 (Mt 15)
Recent
Archive
2026
January
RR Psalm 42:12(11) Part 8RR Psalm 43:1 Part 1RR In Praise of Milk By David HarwoodRR Psalm 43:2 Part 2RR Psalm 43:3 Part 3RR Psalm 43:4 Part 4RR Psalm 43:5 Part 5RR Psalm 44:1-5(1-4) Part 1RR “The Priority & Power of Relationship” by Jerry MillerRR Favor on top of Favor By David HarwoodRR Psalm 44:6-9(5-8) Part 2RR Psalm 44:10-13(9-12) Part 3RR Psalm 44:14-17(13-16) Part 4RR Psalm 44:18-22(17-21) Part 5RR The Throne By David HarwoodRR Psalm 44:23-27(22-26) Part 6RR Psalm 45:1-3(1,2) Part 1RR PPsalm 45:4(3) Part 2RR Psalm 45:5(4) Part 3RR Psalm 45:6(5) Part 4RR Psalm 45:7(6) Part 5RR “Guarding our Relationship with the Lord” by Jerry MillerRR Doubting Favor by David HarwoodRR Psalm 45:8(7) Part 6RR Psalm 45:9(8) Part 7RR Psalm 45:10(9) Part 8RR Psalm 45:11-13(10-12) Part 9RR Favor and Calling By David HarwoodRR YESHUA BEYOND THE BIBLE By Dr. Raymond Finney RR Psalm 45:11-13(10-12) Part 10
February
RR Psalm 45:14-16(13-15) Part 11RR Psalm 45:17,18(16,17) Part 12RR Psalm 46:1,2(1) Part 1RR Psalm 46:3,4(2,3) Part 2RR Charismata - Signs of Favor By David HarwoodRR Psalm 46:5-8(4-7) Part 3RR “Guarding our Relationship with the Lord” by Jerry MillerRR Psalm 46:5-8(4-7) Part 5RR Psalm 46:5-8(4-7) – Part 4RR Psalm 46:5-8(4-7) Part 6RR Psalm 46:9-12(8-11) Part 7RR THE ONE AND ONLY YOU (Part 1) The Amazing Mystery of Light and You By Dr. Raymond FinneyRR Favor and Sanctity by David HarwoodRR Psalm 46:9-12 (8-11) Part 8RR Psalm 47:1-4(1-3) Part 1RR Psalm 47:1-4(1-3) Part 2RR Psalm 47:1-4(1-3) Part 3RR Psalm 47:1-4(1-3) Part 4RR Gratitude for Favor By David HarwoodRR Psalm 47:6(5) Part 5RR Psalm 47:7(6) Part 6RR Psalm 47:9(8) Part 8RR Psalm 47:10(9) Part 9RR Psalm 48:1-3 Part 1RR “Guarding our Relationship with the Lord, Part 3” by Jerry MillerRR Some Favorite Verses (1) By David HarwoodRR Psalm 1:1 Part 1 (rerun)
March
RR Psalm 48:4(3) Part 2RR Psalm 48:8,9 Part 5RR Psalm 48:8,9 Part 4RR Psalm 48:5-7 Part 3RR Psalm 48:10-12 Part 6RR Psalm 48:10-12 Part 7RR Some Favorite Verses (2) Generosity and Enabling Favor By David HarwoodRR Psalm 48:13-15 Part 8RR Psalm 49:1-5 Part 1RR Psalm 49:1-5 Part 2RR Psalm 49:6(5) – Part 3RR Some Favorite Verses (3) Favor in Speaking and Knowledge By David HarwoodRR Psalm 49:7-9(6-8) Part 4RR Psalm 49:10,11(9,10) Part 5RR Psalm 49:12(11), 13(12) – Part 6RR Psalm 49:14(13) Part 7RR Manifestations of Favor in Speaking and Knowledge By David HarwoodRR Psalm 49:15,16(14,15) Part 9RR Psalm 49:15,16(14,15) Part 8RR Psalm 49:19-21(18-20) Part 11RR Psalm 49:17,18(16,17) Part 10RR Psalm 50:1,2 Part 1RR Psalm 50:3 Part 2RR “Guarding our Relationship with the Lord, Part 5” by Jerry MillerRR Yeshua’s Enriched Speech and Knowledge By David HarwoodRR Psalm 50:5 Part 4RR Psalm 50:4 Part 3RR Psalm 50:6 Part 5RR Psalm 50:6 Part 6RR Psalm 50:7-15 Part 7