Kabbalah Yehezkiel 20:17: Sha'arei Orah

For example, you should know the reason for the bond between “He-Hoo-הוא” and “Praise-Tehillah-תהילה,” and between “He-Hoo-הוא” and “God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם,” when the verse states, “He-Hoo-הוא is your praise-Tehilatecha-תהילתך and He-Hoo-הוא is your God-Elohecha-אלהי״ך,” being that you have a listening ear to understand this matter. For, it already is well-known to the Kabbalists what “Your praise-Tehilatecha-תהילתך” refers to, as well as the meaning of “Your God-Elohecha-אלהי״ך.” That is, this verse hints at the upper righteousness-Tzedek Elyon and the lower righteousness-Tzedek Tachton, which are the secret of the two letters Hey-ה of the Singular Name HaShem-יהו"ה, to which all the Sefirot are bound. This is why, with each of them, the verse uses the term “He-Hoo-הוא.” That is, He revealed the World of Mercy to the children of Israel when they left Egypt, and with this quality He conducted them in the desert, as it states,³⁰⁰Numbers 14:14 “You, HaShem-יהו״ה appeared eye to eye.”³⁰¹Also see Shaarei Tzedek of Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, Shaar 10. This is the secret of the verse,³⁰²Ezekiel 20:17 “But My eye pitied them, rather than destroying them, so I did not put an end to them in the Wilderness.” This also is the reason for the manna, the well of Miriam, the quail, the clouds of glory, and all the other wonders and miracles that happened for the children of Israel in the desert. This is why the verse states, “He-Hoo-הוא is your praise-Tehilatecha-תהילתך and He-Hoo-הוא is your God-Elohecha-אלהי״ך.” That is, were it not for the fact that the Sefirah of mercy-Rachamim, called “He-Hoo-הוא” was constantly revealed on the Sefirah of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ״י in the desert, bestowing Her with beneficence, blessings, mercy and the light of its face, there would have been many times that the Sefirah of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ״י would have destroyed them in the desert.