아가 6:3의 Kabbalah

Now we will commence explaining this matter with God’s help. Rabbi Ḥiyya said, “Worthy are Israel in this world and in the world-to-come.” This means that they have a portion in this world, which is Malkhut, and in the world-to-come, which is Binah. This indicates [the greatness of] their level, [reaching up to] Binah.⁸Since Binah was one of the highest sefirot, and consequently relatively removed from human understanding, rising to that level was considered a very significant achievement. Regarding [the sefirot] which come between Binah and Malkhut, he also stated that “the Holy One, blessed be He, delights in them.” He [thus] gave a precondition to [Israel’s] coming nigh to holiness, stating that “the Holy One, blessed be He, delights in them.” That is similar to our saying, “He has chosen us from among all nations.”⁹This statement is found in the blessing for the Torah in the liturgy. Previous to this [election], Israel was equal to the other nations. However, “the Holy One, blessed be He, delighted in them” and preferred them and their portion to the other nations. Thus “they cling [to Him]”, referring to Israel’s “clinging” to God. This is similar to [the verse], I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine (Song 6:3). For the Holy One, blessed be He, loves Israel, and Israel loves Him.