시편 123:1 카발라: Sha'arei Orah

Thus, the secret of these two names is that E”l-א״ל and Elohi”m-אלהי״ם [Kindness-Chessed and Might-Gevurah] are called “the heavens-Shamayim-שמים” and His Name HaShem-יהו״ה is in the center between them. Thus, through these three names; E”l-א״ל, Elohi”m-אלהי״ם, HaShem-יהו״ה, He is called,¹⁰⁶Psalms 123:1 “You Who dwells in the heavens-Shamayim-שמים.” Similarly, another verse states,¹⁰⁷Deuteronomy 33:26 “He rides upon the heavens-Shamayim-שמים to come to your aide,” and,¹⁰⁸Psalms 115:16 “As for the heavens-Shamayim-שמים, the heavens-Shamayim-שמים are HaShem’s-יהו״ה.” About this the verse states,¹⁰⁹Kings I 8:43 “May You hear from the heavens-Shamayim-שמים, the foundation of Your abode.” It likewise states,¹¹⁰Genesis 25:27 “Yaakov was a pure man who dwelt in tents,” [between the tent of Avraham and the tent of Yitzchak] and similarly,¹¹¹Genesis 1:6 “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate between water and water.”

This is the mystery of the verse,¹⁵⁰Kings I 22:19 “I saw HaShem-יהו״ה sitting on His throne, with all the hosts of the heavens-Shamayim-שמים standing by Him, to His right and to His left.” The word “heavens-Shamayim-שמים” here, is the matter of these two names, E”l-א״ל and Elohi”m-אלהי״ם, which together are called “the heavens-Shamayim-שמים.”¹⁵¹As explained in the Third & Fourth Gate, the term “Heavens-Shamayim-שמים” is a composite of fire-Aish-אש and water-Mayim-מים. Water-Mayim-מים is the quality of the Sefirah of Magnanimity-Gedulah (also called Chessed), and is called E”l-א"ל and fire-Aish-אש is the quality of the Sefirah of Might-Gevurah, and is called Elohi”m-אלהי״ם. This is the secret of the verse,¹⁵²Daniel 4:23 – מן די תנדע די שליטין שמיא “Once you know that the heavens rule,” and is the secret of the verse,¹⁵³Psalms 123:1 “You Who dwell in the heavens-HaYoshvee BaShamayim-היושבי בשמים.” Those to the right are the hosts of the name E”l-א״ל and those to the left are the hosts of the name Elohi”m-אלהי״ם. And Who bears them all? The Name HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He. This then is the meaning of the words, “with all the hosts of the heavens-Shamayim-שמים standing by Him, to His right and to His left.” That is, those on the right lean towards merit through the matter of the name E”l-א״ל, and those to the left lean towards guilt, through the matter of the name Elohi”m-אלהי״ם. For, the quality of E”l-א״ל is for mercy-Rachamim and merit, and the quality of Elohi”m-אלהי״ם is for judgment-Din and guilt.

Know that about the secret of this order, the verse states,²⁷⁸Kings I 22:19 “I have seen HaShem-יהו״ה sitting upon His throne, with all the hosts of the heavens-Tzva HaShamayim-צבא השמים standing by Him, on His right and on His left.” The “hosts of the heavens-Tzva HaShamayim-צבא השמים” in this verse refer to the matter of the two names called “the heavens-Shamayim-שמים,” this being the matter of the names E”l-א״ל and Elohi”m-אלהי״ם, and it is through them that HaShem-יהו״ה is referred to as “the heavens-HaShamayim-השמים,” as in the verse,²⁷⁹Deuteronomy 33:26 “Riding upon the heavens-Rochev Shamayim-רוכב שמים,” or,²⁸⁰Psalms 123:1 “You Who dwells in the heavens-HaYoshvee BaShamayim-היושבי בשמים.” About this the verse states,²⁸¹Kings I 8:32 “May You in the heavens hear-v’Atah Tishma HaShamayim-ואתה תשמע השמים,” literally referring to the heavens-Shamayim-שמים, meaning to E”l-א״ל and Elohi”m-אלהי״ם, and the hosts-Tzva-צבא of E”l-א״ל and Elohi”m-אלהי״ם stand to HaShem’s-יהו"ה right and left, as depicted in the above chart. The adjectives of the name E”l-א״ל argue in favor, thus transforming the matter to merit, and are the matter of the verse,²⁸²Deuteronomy 33:2 “From His right hand He gave them a fiery Law.” The adjectives of the name Elohi”m-אלהי״ם argue for guilt, and are the matter of the word,²⁸³Kings I 22:19 “On His left-MiSmolo-משמאלו.” This is what our sages, of blessed memory, meant when they said,²⁸⁴Midrash Shir HaShirim Rabba 1:9 and elsewhere. “The verse states, ‘All the hosts of the heavens standing by Him, on His right and on His left.’ These argue to the right, and these argue to the left. The right argues for merit, and the left argues for condemnation.”