וַיִּ֤פֶן אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֵ֚ךְ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ זֶ֔ה וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִכַּ֣ף מִדְיָ֑ן הֲלֹ֖א שְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃
Rashi on Judges
Turned to him. The Holy One, blessed is He, Himself.9Gidon was visited by Adonoy himself in the merit of his advocacy of Yisroel. (Yalkut, ibid)
Rashi on Judges
By this power of yours. By the power of the merit of your advocacy of my children.10Ibid. This is R' Tanchuma's explanation.