What does Hashem ask from us? Only to have: הָאְרִי Yir’ah (fear) from Him. Yir’ah means awareness of Hashem.
Chazal say on this Passuk that the word: ָמה is similar to: ֵמ ָאה (one hundred), from which we learn that a person is required to say 100 Brachos every day. Unfortunately, so many people become aware of Hashem only when their unwanted “pecklach” arrive. Then, they run to Hashem, and start working on Bitachon and Tefila.
The ideal awareness of Hashem is by making 100 Brachos daily. One hundred “100”, besides the literal number, symbolizes a: ִרבּוּ י magnitude of Brachos; i.e., praise Hashem a lot! Not just a 5-minute Seder of saying “thank you” every day (although even 5 minutes is plenty good). The Torah is saying: Be positive! אָנָמְחַר דיֵבָﬠְד יאַמ לָכּ דיֵבָﬠ בַטְל Whatever Hashem does, is surely best. Being aware of Hashem, is tantamount to saying “be positive”.
No wonder saying: ֵמ ָא ְבּ ה ָרכוֹת (one hundred Brachos daily) is: ְמ ַב ֵט ל ְג ֵז וֹרית cancels harsh decrees (Chazal) and brings Yeshuos and prevents Tzaros. All you need is to be close to Hashem; that’s all Hashem wants from you. By being positive, you are heading for a beautiful life in Olam HaZeh and Olam HaBah. Similarly, it says: הַבּ םיִקֵבְדַּה םֶתַּאְו ' ˄ֱא ֵק םֶכְלֻּכּ םיִיַּח םֶכי םוֹיַּה ואתחנן ד ד If you are connected ) ָדקֵב ( to Hashem, then you’re alive!
And the Baal HaTurim says that the 'ק (letter Kuf) of the word: םיִקֵבְדַּה is Gematria 100 Brachos. Again, being “connected” ( ָד קֵב) with Hashem means recognizing His unbelievable goodness. There is a famous Rashi in Maseches Brachos that says that when you praise and thank Hashem, you become close to Him, and now you are ready to ask Him for your needs.
There are people who are constantly davening all day. But if they are mainly asking Hashem: “Give me this, and give me that” (although this is a plenty good thing to do) they still aren’t really “close”. The Korbanos that were brought in the Bais Hamikdash are called: ןַבְּרָק “Korban” ִמ ָל ןוֹשׁ ָקרוֹ ב which means that they make you “close” to Hashem.
When you shecht a Korban, you are saying to yourself that you could have been dead just like the Korban, but instead you are alive. Saying thank you that you are alive is the greatest closeness to Hashem! And a person should really thank Hashem for every breath of air! (Chazal). Chazal say that since the Churban, the world has lost loads of its goodness and pleasures. Fruits don’t taste as good, etc. No wonder! The whole essence of the Bais Hamikdash is a place that we became close to Hashem by being thankful, and: ַכּ ָידוּ ַﬠ as we know, the more you thank, the more you are given more and more goodness and pleasure! Indeed, the Churban Bais Hamikdash means a Churban of thankfulness in the world. That’s why the Meraglim and the Dor HaMidbar couldn’t enter Eretz Yisroel, since they were too kvetchy and were always complaining.
And so is 100 Brachos a big gesture of: הָאָדוֹהְו חַבְשׁ praise and thankfulness. When you see good, the good grows into more and more goodness!
