Kabbalah Mazmur 86:15: Sha'arei Orah

Gate Seven: (The Sefirah of Chessed)
“But you O’ Lord-Adona”y-אדנ״י, are the Merciful and Compassionate God-E”l-א״ל, slow to anger, abundant in kindness, and truth.” -Psalms 86:15

We now must awaken you to an important principle. Know that in the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, the verse mentions,¹²Exodus 34:6 – The thirteen attributes of mercy. “HaShem-יהו״ה, HaShem God-HaShem E”L-יהו״ה א״ל, Merciful-Rachum-רחום and Gracious-Chanun-חנון, Long Tempered-Erech Apayim-ארך אפים, Abundant in Kindness-Rav Chessed-רב חסד, and Truth-Emet-אמת.” Although this verse was already explained in the previous Gate, we nonetheless must still explain the quality of E”l-א״ל. For, King David, peace be upon him, also took hold of these attributes, and included them all in the name E”l-א״ל, as he said,¹³Psalms 86:15 “But you O’ Lord-Adona”y-אדנ״י, are the Merciful-Rachum-רחום and Graceful-Chanun-חנון God-E”l-א״ל, long tempered-Erech Apayim-ארך אפים, Abundant in Kindness-Rav Chessed-רב חסד, and Truth-Emet-אמת.”

After having informed you of these important principles regarding the Divine quality of E”l-א״ל as it relates to these matters, we now must continue and finish explaining this verse. Thus far, we already have explained the meaning of the words, E”L-א״ל, Merciful-Rachum-רחום, Gracious-Chanun-חנון, and Long Tempered-Erech Apayim-ארך אפים.²⁶Psalms 86:15 What remains to be explained is the meaning of “Abundant in Kindness-Rav Chessed-רב חסד.”