Commentary for Berakhot 7:14
ודוד מי קרי לנפשיה חסיד והכתיב (תהלים כז, יג) לולא האמנתי לראות בטוב ה' בארץ חיים ותנא משמיה דרבי יוסי למה נקוד על לולא אמר דוד לפני הקב"ה רבש"ע מובטח אני בך שאתה משלם שכר טוב לצדיקים לעתיד לבוא אבל איני יודע אם יש לי חלק ביניהם אם לאו
But how could David describe himself as "godly"? For behold it is written, "If I had not [lule'] believed to look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living" (Ps. xxvii. 13); and it has been taught in the name of R. Jose : Why are there dots over the word lule'? David spake before the Holy One, blessed be He, "Lord of the Universe, I am confident that Thou repayest a good reward to the righteous in the hereafter, but I know not whether I have a portion among them or not.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
In Ps. lxxxvi. 2 quoted above.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
In the Hebrew text.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
Therefore David was doubtful whether he deserved to be included with the righteous, so how could he describe himself as "godly "?
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