Dedicated I'ilu'i Nishmas Rav Daniel Zvi ben Avraham Chanoch
The World is Judged With Goodness
King David prayed, "HaShem, do not remember the sins of my youth. Remember me according to Your kindness, and may you remember me for the sake of Your goodness" (Tehillim 25:7).
Kind David asked HaShem to not remember the innocent sins of his youth, nor the intentional sins of his adulthood. In addition, he asked HaShem to look at him with a kind eye. He prayed, "Do not dwell on the small amount of my good deeds; rather, in Your kindness remember me for the sake of Your goodness." Meaning, let it be considered before You as if I merited many good deeds -- for the world is judged with goodness.
Regardless of our past misdeeds, HaShem listens to our prayers and looks upon us with compassion because HaShem is "good to all of His creations." May this powerfully positive understanding of HaShem and His merciful judgments give us the confidence to do our best to improve our ways. HaShem will shower us with His great compassion, and bless us -- and all Klal Yisrael -- with a year of life, light, blessing, joy, success, peace, wisdom, holiness, and redemption.
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