Myśl Żydowska do Psalmów 118:20

Now pay attention, for the unity is the secret of every calculation, and behold, it is not a calculation, for it stands on its own, and it does not require approval from those who come after it. Every calculation is composed of units, and every calculation is made from the two sides of its corners, according to what the one does in one corner of those that exist for it. Therefore, the sages of the Tushia called man "a small world," and this is the secret of Metatron, the Prince of Countenance. This is the secret that our sages mentioned in the five matters. Thus it is written in the measure of "Koma" (the heavenly heights). Rabbi Yishmael said, "Whoever knows his measure in the formation of Genesis, it is guaranteed to him that he is a son of the World to Come, and I and Akiva are guarantors for him." And from this path, the discerning one can know the unity, for everything in it is cleaved only by the aspect of complete goodness. The prophet does not have the strength to comprehend it, and the analogy is like the sun passing over the surface of a closed eye, and one cannot see the face of the sun until it passes. Thus it is written, "I will pass all My goodness before you" (Exodus 33:19), and behold, they cleaved to all His goodness, like the form of a face, and the creatures that cleave to Him are like backs. And this is "And you shall see My back" (Exodus 33:23), and this is the analogy in man, for man speaks and man hears, and the one who learns the wisdom of the soul can understand these matters. For they are not bodies, nor are they like bodies, and because the cause is both distant and near. Therefore, the Hebrews said, "For the portion of the Lord is His people" (Deuteronomy 32:9), "The Lord is my allotted portion and my cup" (Psalms 16:5), "My portion is the Lord, says my soul" (Lamentations 3:24). And it is written, "They are your people and your inheritance" (Deuteronomy 9:29), and it is written, "The Lord Himself is His inheritance" (Deuteronomy 18). And another way is also true, as it is written, "Blessed be the Lord, my rock" (Psalms 18:2), and it is written elsewhere, "The God of my rock, I take refuge in Him" (2 Samuel 22:3), and likewise, "He is your praise" (Deuteronomy 10), "The God of my praise" (Psalms 109:26), and it is written, "My loving-kindness and my fortress" (Psalms 144:2), and it is written, "The God of my loving-kindness" (Psalms 59:11). Therefore, the secret of prayers is to say, "I will exalt You, my God, the King" (Psalms 145:1), "Bless the Lord, His angels" (Psalms 103:20), "Magnify the Lord with me" (Psalms 34:4). And this secret is the foundation of all this gate, for it is the gate to the Lord, and through it, the righteous shall enter.