Alone With Hashem:
Sefer Ohr Lashomayim writes that we see from this pasuk that when a person feels like his yeitzer hara is cooling off his fiery enthusiasm to serve Hashem, the best solution is to isolate himself alone with his thoughts about Hashem. He also understands the word “am” to mean “cold” and explains the pasuk to be saying that when one feels cold, he should be “badad yishkon”, meaning that he should sit alone and contemplate Hashem and, in this way, he will re-arouse his enthusiasm.
Yisroel is Compared to Dust:
The Baal Shem Tov zy”a (quoted in Kisrei Shem Tov) says that the reason Klal Yisroel is compared to the dust of the ground is because there are many treasures buried underground that are unknown even to modern-day scientists. However, it takes a lot of hard work to get these treasures out of the ground.
So too, there are priceless treasures buried within the heart of every Yid. Every Jew contains within him untold amounts of emunah, ahavah and yirah. But a lot of hard work is needed to bring out these treasures.
Only Through Exertion Can One Come to Fear Hashem:
In a similar vein, my ancestor, Rav Mordchele of Nadvorna zy”a (quoted in Raza D’Shabbos, Lecha Lecha) explains the pasuk in Mishlei (2:4-5): “If you seek it like silver, and hunt for it like treasures, then you will understand the fear of Hashem, and you will find the knowledge of G-d” as follows:
The pasuk is saying that if one is seeking the proper way to serve Hashem, if he searches for Him in the way that one seeks silver and treasures, that will be enough to “understand” the fear of Hashem, but not enough to “find” it. In order to truly find yiras Shomayim, one needs to exert himself even more.
