(1) Of David.
GOD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear?
GOD is the stronghold of my life,whom should I dread? (2) When evildoers assail me to devour my flesh—it is they, my foes and my enemies, who stumble and fall. (3) Should an army besiege me, my heart would have no fear; should war beset me, still would I be confident. (4) One thing I ask of GOD, only that do I seek: to live in GOD’s house all the days of my life, to gaze upon GOD’s beauty, to frequent the temple. (5) I will be sheltered in God’s pavilion on an evil day, granted the protection of God’s tent, and raised up high upon a rock. (6) Now is my head highover my enemies round about; I sacrifice in that tent with shouts of joy, singing and chanting a hymn to GOD. (7) Hear, O ETERNAL One, when I cry aloud; have mercy on me, answer me. In Your behalf my heart says: “Seek My face!” O ETERNAL One, I seek Your face. (8) Do not hide Your face from me; do not thrust aside Your servant in anger; You have ever been my help. Do not forsake me, do not abandon me, O God, my deliverer. (9) Though my father and mother abandon me, GOD will take me in. (10) Show me Your way, O ETERNAL One, and lead me on a level path because of my watchful foes. (11) Do not subject me to the will of my foes, for false witnesses and unjust accusers have appeared against me. (12) Had I not the assurance that I would enjoy GOD’s goodness in the land of the living…(13) Look to GOD; be strong and of good courage! O look to GOD!

Similarly, Rabbi Abbahu said: Why does one sound a blast with a shofar made from a ram’s horn on Rosh HaShana? The Holy One, Blessed be He, said: Sound a blast before Me with a shofar made from a ram’s horn, so that I will remember for you the binding of Isaac, son of Abraham, in whose stead a ram was sacrificed, and I will ascribe it to you as if you had bound yourselves before Me.Rabbi Yitzḥak said: Why does one sound [tokin] a blast on Rosh HaShana? The Gemara is astonished by the question: Why do we sound a blast? The Merciful One states in the verse: “Sound [tiku] a shofar” (Psalms 81:4). Rather, the question is: Why does one sound a staccato series of shofarblasts [terua] in addition to a long continuous shofar blast [tekia]? The Gemara is still surprised by the question: Sound a terua? The Merciful One states: “In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest unto you, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of horns [terua]” (Leviticus 23:24). Rather,Rabbi Yitzḥak asked about the common practice in Jewish communities, which is not explicitly stated in the Torah: Why does one sound a long, continuous shofarblast [tekia] and then a staccato series of shofarblasts [terua] while the congregation is still sitting before the silent prayer, and then sound again a tekia and a terua while they are standing in the Amida prayer? He answers: In order to confuse the Satan, for this double blowing of the shofar demonstrates Israel’s love for the mitzva, and this will confuse Satan when he brings his accusations against Israel before the heavenly court, and the Jewish people will receive a favorable judgment.