Les Psaumes 145:8 Cabale : Sha'arei Orah

חַנּ֣וּן וְרַח֣וּם יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וּגְדָל־חָֽסֶד׃

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Sha'arei Orah

Now, it is with the quality of Understanding-Binah, which is the secret of the Jubilee-Yovel-יובל, that we went out of Egypt, as we soon will explain with HaShem’s-יהו״ה help, blessed is He. Likewise,56Exodus 19:1 “In the third57The third refers to the third Sefirah which is Understanding-Binah, as will be mentioned shortly. month from the Exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt,” the Torah was given. How so? It is with the Sefirah of Understanding-Binah that they went out of Egypt, as it states,58Exodus 13:18 “The children of Israel were armed-Chamusheem-חמשים when they ascended from the land of Egypt.”59In the written Torah, the word “armed-Chamushim-חמשים” is written without the Vav-ו and thus also bears the meaning, “fifty-Chameesheem-חמשים.” It is with the Sefirah of Greatness-Gedulah-גדולה that the sea was split, as it states,60Exodus 14:31 “Israel saw the Great Hand-Yad HaGedolah-יד הגדולה,” the signs for which are the “Kindness to Avraham-Chessed L’Avraham,”61Micah 7:20 and the verses62Exodus 14:19-21 [that form the Divine Name], “VaYisa-ויס״ע,” “VaYavo-ויב״א” and “VaYeit-וי״ט,”63See before in Gate Five, as well as in Ginat Egoz of Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, translated as HaShem Is One, Vol. 2 & 3 (The Letters of Creation, Parts 2 & 3). as it states,64Psalms 145:8 “And [He is] Great in Kindness-u’Gdal Chessed-וגדל חסד.”

Sha'arei Orah

Contemplate how the titles and adjectives depend on the holy names, and how the holy names are included in the Name HaShem-יהו״ה. When you comprehend this, you will understand that the entire Torah is like an explanation of the Name HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, and you then will truly understand why it is called “The Torah of HaShem-יהו״ה.”148Psalms 19:8 For, it indeed is the Torah of HaShem-יהו״ה. Through this you will find that sometimes the Name HaShem-יהו״ה is called by one adjective and other times it is called by a different adjective, all in accordance to the quality by which He is conducting His world. One example is the verse that states,149Psalms 145:8 “HaShem-יהו״ה is Gracious-Chanun-חנון and Merciful-Rachum-רחום.” Through contemplating this, you will come to understand how the world and all its creatures depend on the Name HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, and that nothing in the world can possibly be sustained except by His Great Name, blessed is He. You then will know and understand a small measure of His greatness and might, and the dominion and rule of the King, King of kings, the Holy One, blessed is He. You will then realize that you are nothing but a tiny, lowly and dark creature, standing before He who is of perfect knowledge, HaShem-יהו״ה, may the mention of His Name be blessed and elevated.