We are now in Pesukeh Bitachon, Zephaniah 2,15 זֹ֞֠את הָעִ֤יר הָעַלִּיזָה֙ הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָבֶ֔טַח This is the joyous city, that sits in security with bitachon reliance There are many words for happiness in Hebrew and one of them is עליז Aliz . The Hebrew name, Aliza comes from this word and means to be happy . What exactly is the nuance of Aliza that connects to bitachon? The Malbim, in Habakuk 3,18 (and in other places) explains that the term עלז Alaz , is a happiness that shows up physically , to the point that one dances. That's his explanation of that nuance. It's a happiness that brings one to dancing, which means that an indication of real bitachon is that a person is actually dancing. He's so thrilled, he can't keep it inside. “ Let's just get up and dance. ” That expression of dancing, the ultimate physical expression of happiness, like you dance at a wedding, that’s the dancing of bitachon that Aliza refers to. The Gemara in the beginning of Masechet Megila tells us that when Rav Yonatan ben Uziel translated the Navi, the earth shook because he was giving out secrets. This is a very early commentary by the Tanaim, and Rav Yonatan ben Uziel gave over this translation. In more than 10 different places in Navi, he translates the word alaz as takif , which means strong, powerful . The word Takif is connected to the term in the Gemara, Matkif , an attack question . In modern Hebrew, an attack is called a hatkafa . So takif means very strong. It’s interesting that many times in Aramaic works, like the Zohar, the word takif is used in connection to bitachon . So, we're learning a new lesson with a new word. There's a level of bitachon where the person is so strong and confident in his bitachon that it brings him to a happiness, and not just a plain old happiness, but a happiness of confidence . That's what the term Aliza refers to. There's actually a pasuk in Yeshaya 3,13 that says, עַלִּיזֵ֖י גַּֽאֲוָתִֽי׃ which means simply means The happiness of my arrogance, but the Targum says it means, My strength and my confidence . So, there's a strength that person has when he's confident. That's what Ga’avah means- Confidence . There's another pasuk in Yeshaya , 23,7 that says, הֲזֹ֥את לָכֶ֖ם עַלִּיזָ֑ה מִֽימֵי־קֶ֤דֶם Is this to you, the Aliza/the happy one from the days of old ? Here the Targum explains it as the strong one, the rock. So he adds another word- it’s not just a strength, but a rock solid strength. Like we say, Tsuri, God is my rock . This person has a real strength, like a rock that doesn't break. The rock of Gibraltar is solid. This is probably the lesson that the Maharal wants us to get from this pasuk- That bitachon brings with it a happy confidence. I'm behind a rock. I'm protected. I'm solid, I'm strong. That is the feeling of bitachon- happy confidence. So one of the indicators of our bitachon is whether we have that happy confidence. Are we whistling in the street with happy confidence in whatever our needs are?