ויתעצב אל לבו God’s heart, as it were, wished to rejoice in the thriving of mankind. As it says in Tehillim, ישמח השם במעשיו. He is compelled to forgo the joy of His heart. His heart, as it were, desired man’s continued existence, and He was grieved that He had to renounce it. God’s heart … Continue reading Beraishis 6E “ויתעצב “אל לבו God’s “Heart” Anthropomorphic expressions in Scripture