Musar zu Schemuel II 15:25

What is the meaning of David saying in Samuel II 15,25: והראני אותו ואת נוהו, "if I find favor, He will let me see Him and His abode?" Who is able to see G–d? What is meant is that when David realized that his punishment was due to his conduct with Bat Sheva, he realized that anyone who does not observe this sacred covenant in its full implications cannot be called righteous. This is why he prayed. The word אותו, refers to the city of Jerusalem which is inextricably linked with מלכות. The two are linked by the אות ברית. Since David had lost מלכות through his indiscretion, he was bound to lose ירושלים, by corollary. This is the reason he linked Jerusalem and מלכות, in the prayer we quoted from the book of Samuel. So far from the Zohar.