We're now in a pasuk in Tehilim 31, 7 where David Hamelech says, שָׂנֵ֗אתִי הַשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים הַבְלֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶל־יְהֹוָ֥ה בָּטָֽחְתִּי / I despise those who wait for worthless vanities, And as for me, I rely on Hashem Simply speaking, David Hamelech is saying, I hate those people who are Shomrim Havleh Shav. Rashi says this means people who are hoping for the for the salvation of idolatry or other forces that don't really help us. The word Shomer can mean to look forward, like Yaakov Avinu waiting and looking forward to Yosef’s dreams coming true. The Ibn Ezra says the ‘ Havleh Shav ’ that David Hamelech hates refers to people that use soothsayers and horoscopes etc. to find out the right time or the right thing to do. “I don't do that,” says David , “I rely on Hashem.” The Malbim says this refers to people who rely on human beings, whose promises are in vain because they don't necessarily come through. In all of these simple explanations, it's David Hamelech talking. However, the Midrash Raba on Shemot 7,4 says that this is actually a quote from Gan Eden. It says, in the future, Gan Eden will scream out and say, “ Please, I'm looking for Sadikim. I don't want Resha’im. As it says, ‘ שָׂנֵ֗אתִי הַשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים הַבְלֵי־שָׁ֑וְא /I hate those people that are waiting for falsehood. Who am I looking forward to? Those that relied on Your name, as it says V’Ani El Hashem Batachti.’ This is very interesting. Rav Bloch, in his sefer Iggeret Al HaBitachon (page 1), points out that it starts off saying, I want Sadikim and then switches to , I want those that rely on You, not the ones that are looking forward to nonsense. That means the determining factor between the Sadik and Rasha , as we see from this Midrash (and not just Sadik and Rasha for this world, but forever and ever in Gan Eden or the opposite) depends on whether you rely on Hashem or on all the other nonsense, whether it's idol worship, soothsayers or people. The Midrash continues, “ Gehinom is going to say, “I don’t want Sadikim. I want Reshaim. Who are they ? Those people that are looking forward to the Havlei Shav , those people looking forward to the nonsense. This is a fascinating pasuk - it’s not just David Hamelech talking- it's Gan Eden and Gehinom, our eternal life is asking for that. The Rambam’s son, in his sefer HaMaspik L’Ovdei Hashem ( in the chapter on Bitachon) describes something called the Kefira Nisteret / the hidden, underground heretic. He looks like he relies on Hashem externally , and he says ,‘ God is the one that takes care, God is the one that brings life and death, God is the one that heals,’ and the opposite. But in his heart, he's really relying on his actions, on his hishtadlut . When there's a disease, he only cares about the doctors and the medicine. When there's an enemy, he only cares about his strength. In his words, they are counting on things that are transient and for hope that will be dashed . He says , These people are abominable to the prophets and the righteous as David Hamelech says, שָׂנֵ֗אתִי הַשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים הַבְלֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וַ֝אֲנִ֗י אֶל־יְהֹוָ֥ה בָּטָֽחְתִּ I hate those people . It's a heavy term. He says this refers to the undercover heretics. Externally, with their lip service, they look great. But the Torah warns us, he says, Beware Lest you forget your God and you become arrogant, and you say, it was my strength and my force that made brought me the strength. Now of course, the Rambam’s son adds that this curse refers to a person that's solely relying on people. But regardless, there's an important lesson in our pasuk -the lesson we started with: Whatever we're relying on solely is going to decide our status. Are we righteous or the opposite? That will decide our eternal life. That's why this is an important pasuk- it reminds us of the importance and the centrality of bitachon in our religion, because that decides our eternity. Rav Bloch quotes Rabbenu Bachye in Parashat Pinha s that says it's well known that a person is on