시편 115:17 카발라: Idra Zuta

Rabbi Shimon wrapped himself with his garment and sat down. He opened and said, “The dead cannot praise Yah, nor can any who go down into silence” (Tehillim 115:17). “The dead cannot praise Yah,” surely refers to those who are called dead; for the Holy One, blessed be He, is called life and dwells among those that are called living – that is, the righteous – not among those who are called dead – that is, the evil. The ending of the verse is the proof. It reads, “nor can any who go down into silence (Dumah),” that is, all those who descend to the angel Dumah, for they will remain in hell, unlike those who are called living. They are the righteous, whom the Holy One, blessed be He, delights to honor.