Les Psaumes 118:19 Cabale : Sha'arei Orah

פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃

Ouvrez-moi les portes du salut, je veux les franchir, rendre hommage au Seigneur.

Sha'arei Orah

We now must inform you of the secret of two verses that our sages, of blessed memory, incorporated into the Amidah prayer. The first verse,139Psalms 51:17 “Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י open my lips,” begins the prayer and the second verse,140Psalms 19:15 “May the words of my mouth be desirable-L’Ratzon-לרצון,” ends the prayer. Know that the first verse, “Lord-Adona”y-אדנ"י open my lips,” at the beginning of the Amidah prayer, is the gateway by which the people of the world enter to plead for mercy before HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He. About this the verse states,141Psalms 118:19 “Open the gates of righteousness-Tzedek-צדק for me, I will enter them and thank Ya”h-י״ה.” The conclusion of proper and fitting prayer, which becomes progressively strengthened by ascending from Sefirah to Sefirah until one reaches the Desire-Ratzon-רצון that adheres to the Crown-Keter, concludes with the verse, “May the words of my mouth be desirable-L’Ratzon-לרצון.”