It is written, “Serve the Lord with gladness” (Ps. 100:2)¹ and “Serve the Lord with fear” (Ps. 2:11), but how so? ² trans. William Braude (2 Vols.; New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1959), II, 147.(both fear and gladness?) If a man is over-joyful, let him recall the day of death,³ this is fear. If he is sad, let him rejoice his heart with matters of the Law,⁴ as it is written, “The precepts of the Lord are right rejoicing the heart” (Ps. 19:9).

footnotes: ¹ Berakoth 31a. ² The Midrash on Psalms, ³ Berakoth 31a. ⁴ Shabbath 30b.