Les Psaumes 4:3 Cabale : Sha'arei Kedusha

בְּנֵ֥י אִ֡ישׁ עַד־מֶ֬ה כְבוֹדִ֣י לִ֭כְלִמָּה תֶּאֱהָב֣וּן רִ֑יק תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ כָזָ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃

Fils des hommes, jusqu’à quand mon honneur sera-t-il avili? [Jusqu’à quand] aimerez-vous les choses vaines, rechercherez-vous le mensonge? Sélah!

Sha'arei Kedusha

He then saw the ten classes of angels, all of which are divided into the four Chayot (animal) angels, and the four camps of the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה (the Shechinah). About this the verse states,891Ezekiel 1:5 “In their midst there was a likeness of four Chayot (animals).” He then entered further until he reached the light of the ten Sefirot themselves, as it states,892Ezekiel 1:26 “Upon the likeness of the throne, there was the likeness of the appearance a man (Adam-אדם) upon it from above.”893As mentioned before, the numerical value of “man-Adam-אדם-45” is equal to the Name HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, spelled out with Aleph’s-א, which is called the Name of Ma”H-מ״ה-45, as such - יו״ד ה״א וא״ו ה״א – and consists of ten letters. These ten letters are the vitality of the ten Sefirot of the world of Emanation-Atzilut. The throne894The numerical value of “the throne-HaKeeseh-הכסא-86” is equal to HaShem’s-יהו״ה title “God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם-86,” which refers to the Sefirah of Kingship-Malchut of the world of Emanation-Atzilut, and is the light of the source of the souls. itself is the light of the source of the souls, and is the meaning of the teaching, “Our forefathers are themselves the chariot (Merkavah).” This is why the soul is called “glory-Kavod-כבוד,”895The numerical value of “glory-Kavod-כבוד” is 32, and refers to the thirty-two times that the words, “And God said-Vayomer Elohi”m-ויאמר אלהי״ם” appear in the Act of Creation (Genesis 1). as written,896Psalms 30:13 – See Radak there. “So that my soul (Kavod-כבוד) might sing to You and not be stilled, HaShem-יהו״ה my God,” and similarly,897Psalms 4:3 – See Radak there. “How long will my soul (Kvodi-כבודי) be mocked etc.”