We are discussing Pesukei Bitachon and we are in Tehilim 32,10: רַבִּ֥ים מַכְאוֹבִ֗ים לָ֫רָשָׁ֥ע וְהַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ בַּֽיהֹוָ֑ה חֶ֝֗סֶד יְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ׃ The rasha has many pains. The one that relies on Hashem is surrounded by kindness Simply, we're contrasting two people, the rasha who suffers, and the one that relies on Hashem, who is surrounded by Hashem's kindness. The Midrashic explanation is that רַבִּ֥ים מַכְ אוֹבִ֗ים לָ֫רָשָׁ֥ע / the wicked man has many pains, וְהַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ בַּֽיהֹוָ֑ה חֶ֝֗סֶד יְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ׃ / but if the wicked man relies on God, even though he has his sins , he will be surrounded by kindness. And now for the hiddush , at least for me: The Ketav Sofer on Bereshit 47,29, says that the pasuk starts off with רַבִּ֥ים מַכְאוֹבִ֗י ם לָ֫רָשָׁ֥ע / Many pains for the wicked, so it should continue with and kindness surrounds the one that relies on Hashem, because just like when we spoke about the rasha , we first said the things that happened to the rasha , so too with the Sadik , we should also first say what happens to the Sadik , which is that חֶ֝֗סֶד יְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ kindness surrounds him Why does it say, Many pains to the wicked and the one who relies on Hashem, kindness surrounds him? He explains that it means, רַבִּ֥ים מַכְאוֹבִ֗ים לָ֫רָשָׁ֥ע /The rasha deserves to have many wicked things happen to him , but וְהַבּוֹטֵ֥חַ בַּֽיהֹוָ֑ה / because there is a sadik out there who's relying on Hashem, חֶ֝֗סֶד יְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ׃ his merits protect the rasha and the Hessed of the Sadik surrounds the rasha as well. As long as we have a Sadik with us, the Sadik protects us. This, for me, is a new and beautiful way of reading the pasuk , appreciating the power of the Baal Bitachon , and how he is actually taking care of the world with his bitachon. The Hovot Halevavot points this out in the introduction to Shaar Bitachon, where he writes that people should respect, and will respect, the Baal bitachon for just by being close and seeing the Baal Bitachon, people are blessed. Just by coming close to them, he causes benefit to his city, and pushes off all types of tragedies from his city. As the pasuk says, The sadik is the foundation of the world and he proves it from Lot, who was considered a Baal Bitachon compared to the people of Sedom, and Lot saved the city of Tso’ar. It’s important to understand and appreciate the Baal Bitachon’s impact on the whole world. Another famous example, and one of the greatest Baalei Bitachon of all time, was Rav Hanina ben Dosa. He is the one who says En Od Milevado/ there's nothing else but God (Masechet Chulin,7b) Nothing can affect me. No one can hurt me, no one can impact me. He’s also the one that said, The One that says that oil should light will say that vinegar should light. He's the one that when he put his foot into the snake hole, the snake bit him, and the snake died! Furthermore, about him it says (and it's no coincidence), that a heavenly echo goes out every day and says, “ The whole world is sustained because of My son Hanina, and all he needs is a pound of carob. ” He survives on almost nothing and yet brings beracha to the whole world. The rabbis explain that when it says, “ The whole world is being sustained because of My son Hanina,” the Hebrew word for because/Bishvil , can also mean a pathway , in that Rav Hanina ben Dosa is a pathway to God that brings down the parnasa for the entire world. And yet he survives on very little. He is the greatest Baal Sedaka in the world; his kindness surrounds the entire world. That's the power of the Baal Bitachon. He might not have much, but he's supporting the world. The Ben Ish Chai has a prayer for the night of Rosh Hashanah with many gates of blessings in the merit of different people, and he rhymes the gate of the blessing with the person's name. One of them is, Tiftach Lanu Shaar Parnasa/ Open for us the gates of sustenance B’Zchut Rabbi Hanina Ben Dosa/ In the merit of Rabbi Hanina Ben Dosa. The question is, Rav Hanina is not alive