Kavei El HaShem

"The verse states, 'Hope to Hashem, strengthen yourself, and He will give you courage, and hope to Hashem.' (Tehillim 27:14). Why is "hope to Hashem" repeated? Because our initial hopes may be those that emanate from our physical selves rather than from our neshamah. The psalmist tells us that after we hope and pray to Hashem, we should strengthen ourselves to overcome our physical desires, so that we can then hope for what we really need:spiritual achievements."

- Rabbi Abraham Twerski,

excerpt from his answer to the question,

"What does one hope for at 80?"

(Gevurah: My Life, Our World, and

the Adventure of Reaching 80, pg. 273)