We are now in Tehilim 28,7. יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ עֻזִּ֥י וּמָגִנִּי֮ בּ֤וֹ בָטַ֥ח לִבִּ֗י וְֽנֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּי וַיַּעֲלֹ֥ז לִבִּ֑י וּֽמִשִּׁירִ֥י אֲהוֹדֶֽנּוּ׃ Hashem is my strength and my shield. And in my heart I trusted him and I was helped. And my heart exulted. And with my song I will praise Him. What exactly is David Hamelech telling us? What's the Hiddush ? The Ibn Ezra explains the phrase Bo Betach Libi, in my heart I relied ( in singular) and V’Ne’zarti I was helped. He explains, “ I relied on Him alone , but many people helped me because He commanded them.” This is an extremely important lesson that the Ibn Ezra teaches, with basically four words: Ki Hu Siva LaHem/because He commanded them. We see this phrase two times in connection to Eliyahu HaNavi. Once in Melachim א perek י״ז when Hashem tells him “ Go and hide in Nachal Krit (on the Jordan) drink from there, and the ravens , Siviti/I commanded them to take care of you and give you food. The Radak explains that this wasn’t a prophesy to the ravens but rather that God placed in the heart of the ravens to feed him. A bit later in that same chapter Hashem tells Eliyahu HaNavi, “ Leave that spot. Go to Sorfata (in Sidon) “ Siviti/I commanded a widow to take care of you .” This widow was not a prophetess. He went there and she offered him the last bit of food that she had. Again,we see the phrase Siviti/ I commanded. The Ibn Ezra is teaching us that when we rely on Hashem, Hashem commands the masses to help us. He's not going to appear to them in the middle of the night in a dream, but nonetheless, He's going to make it happen. The Chafetz Chaim quotes this concept in his sefer Shem Olam, section one, chapter three. He says that anytime someone does a favor for you, you have to realize it's all M’Et Hashem. Hashem put in their hearts to help you , and he cites this pasuk of Eliyahu HaNavi, that this widow was not a prophetess, and yet God put into her the desire to feed him. Therefore he says, if you ask someone to do something for you, to buy something, lend you money, give you a job, make a shidduch or benefit you in any way, and he doesn't do it, don't complain, because it just means that Hashem didn't whisper in his ear that he's the man to do it. He adds, “I heard in the name of a certain Gadol that it's comparable to someone who is looking for a certain man named Reuven. He asks people, “ Can you tell me where Reuven is? ” They tell him that Reuven is a certain place so the man goes there and he says, “ Are you Reuven?” “ No, I'm not Reuven, ” says a guy. Would the man start yelling and screaming at this person that he's not Reuven? No, because he's not Reuven! The Chafetz Chaim says it’s the same when you're looking for someone to give you a loan. That man was spoken to by God, so to say, and told to give you the loan. If this man doesn't give you the loan, that just means you found the wrong man, so you can't complain to him. He's the wrong man. Lest you ask, “ What does this have to do with me? I'm not Eliyahu HaNav i,” know that the Chafetz Chaim, who lived a hundred years ago, brought it down. Additionally, the Hovot Halevavot, in the introduction to Shaar Bitachon, when he talks about the advantages of the Baal Bitachon over Alchemist, says that the Alchemist needs to have certain materials and without them, he can't do what he needs to do. (The Alchemist is the man that was able to turn metal into copper, copper into silver, and silver into gold). But the one that relies on Hashem, his sustenance is guaranteed without any intermediaries. His source for this is Eliyahu HaNavi, so he's talking to me and you and using Eliyahu HaNavi as the example, because this concept of Siviti I commanded, is for everybody . That's what the Ibn Ezra is revealing to us in this pasuk. בּ֤וֹ בָטַ֥ח לִבִּ֗י I relied on Hashem וְֽנֶ֫עֱזָ֥רְתִּיּ and I was helped by the masses. Why? Ki Hu Siva LaHem/Because He commanded them. What a wonderful, beautiful thought.