“I will hear what God will speak, for He will speak of peace for His people and those who love him.” (Tehilim, 85:9) This means that David haMelech lent his ear to hear what God was saying to Himself, and he heard that God’s only desire is the betterment of Israel. For at the time when God spoke to him, He spoke of the welfare of Israel. Yet David haMelech wanted to know what God was occupied with in His own thoughts, and he heard that there too God was speaking of the welfare of His people and His devote ones.
אֶשְׁמְעָה מַה יְּדַבֵּר הָאֵל ה׳ כִּי יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם אֶל עַמּוֹ וְאֶל חֲסִידָיו. הַיְינוּ שֶׁדָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם הִטָּה אָזְנוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ בַּמֶּה עוֹסֵק הַש"י בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין עַצְמוֹ, וְשָׁמַע כִּי אֵין רְצוֹנוֹ רַק לְהֵיטִיב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי בְּעֵת שֶׁדִּבֵּר עִמּוֹ אָז דִּבֵּר עִמּוֹ מִטּוֹבַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲבָל הוּא רָצָה לָדַעַת בַּמֶּה יַעֲסֹק ה׳ בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין עַצְמוֹ, וְשָׁמַע כִּי גַם שָׁם יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם אֶל עַמּוֹ וְאֶל חֲסִידָיו.
“I will hear what God will speak, for He will speak of peace for His people and those who love him.” (Tehilim, 85:9)
This means that David haMelech lent his ear to hear what God was saying to Himself, and he heard that God’s only desire is the betterment of Israel. For at the time when God spoke to him, He spoke of the welfare of Israel. Yet David haMelech wanted to know what God was occupied with in His own thoughts, and he heard that there too God was speaking of the welfare of His people and His devote ones.