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Why does the Torah specifically use the phrase “If you will go in My
statutes.” This can be understood according to David Hamelech’s
statement: “I considered my ways and returned my feet to Your
testimonies.” This implies that his feet overrode his brain’s message.
Although his head instructed him to go to other places, his feet led him
to the Beit Hamidrash.
This seems perplexing, since we generally assume that the brain dictates
the body’s behavior, and not that the body acts independently. However,
although the feet are far from the head, they are connected to it. When
one’s foot is badly wounded, his head may suffer as a result. This
connection is also true in a spiritual sense, since sometimes a person rises
to spiritual heights, to the extent that his feet become sanctified and
acquire an independent mind of their own, enabling him to override
wayward intentions by automatically leading him to Avodat Hashem.
This is the reason the Torah specifically uses the phrase “If you will go
in My statutes.” This implies that when one will achieve significant
accomplishments in Torah, his legs will automatically lead him to labor
in Torah. From the statement of David Hamelech, “I considered my
ways,” we can infer that despite his loftiness, he considered going to
places outside of the Beit Hamidrash. This teaches us how powerful the
Yetzer Hara is. It attempts to ensnare each person, great and lowly, but
especially targets those who are great.
One’s feet are located on the ground, which signifies being in touch with
solid reality. This is why they are capable of refuting the false illusions of
the Yetzer Hara.