הוֹד־וְהָדָ֥ר פָּֽעֳל֑וֹ וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹ עֹמֶ֥דֶת לָעַֽד׃
Świetném i okazałém dzieło Jego, a sprawiedliwość Jego ostoi się na wieki.
Sha'arei Kedusha
Charity is explained by the prophet Yishayahu,704Isaiah 58:7-9 “Surely, you should break your bread for the hungry and bring the moaning poor to your home; when you see a naked person, clothe him; and do not hide yourself from your kin. Then your light will burst out like the dawn and your healing will speedily sprout; your righteous deed will precede you and the glory of HaShem-יהו״ה will gather you in. Then you will call and HaShem-יהו״ה will answer; you will cry out and He will respond, ‘Here I am!’” Similarly, it is written,705Deuteronomy 15:10 “You shall surely give him, and let your heart not feel bad when you give him, for because of this matter, HaShem-יהו״ה your God, will bless you in all your deeds and in your every undertaking.” Similarly, it is written,706Proverbs 21:14 “An anonymous gift will cover over anger,” and,707Proverbs 10:2 “Charity rescues from death.” Likewise, it is written,708Psalms 111:3; 112:3 “His charity endures forever.” That is, there is no sin that can extinguish it, as with the other mitzvot, and it brings life to a person, as in the incident of Binyamin the righteous, mentioned by our sages, of blessed memory.709Talmud Bavli, Bava Batra 11a – It was said about Binyamin the righteous, who was appointed over the charity fund: Once, a woman came before him during the years of drought and said to him, “My master, sustain me.” He said to her, “I swear by the Temple service that there is nothing left in the charity fund.” She said to him, “My master, if you do not sustain me, a woman and her seven sons will die.” He arose and sustained her with his own funds. A while later he fell deathly ill. The ministering angels said to the Holy One, blessed is He, “Have You not said that anyone who saves a single life in Israel, is regarded as if he has saved the entire world? Should Binyamin the righteous, who saved a woman and her seven sons, die after only having lived a few years?” They immediately tore up his death sentence, and it was taught that twenty-two years were added to his lifespan.
Sefer HaBahir
Mar [Rachumai] said, "As it is written, 'And all the nation saw the voices [hakolot — often translated as 'thunder'] and the lightning' (Exodus 20:15). Can voices be seen?!? Rather, all the nation saw the voices — those [seven] voices about which David spoke.
[1] 'A voice [kol] of YHVH is upon the waters; the God of Glory thunders, YHVH' (Psalms 29:3).
[2] 'A voice of YHVH in strength' (Psalms 29:4), and it says, With the strength of My hand, I have done [it]' (Isaiah 10:13), and it says, 'My own hand founded the earth' (Isaiah 48:13).
[3] 'A voice of YHVH in majesty [hadar] ' (Psalms 29:4), and the text said, 'Glorious [hod] and majestic [hadar] are His deeds, and His righteousness [tzedek] stands forever.' (Psalms 101:3).
[4] 'A voice of YHVH shatters cedars' (Psalms 29:5). This is the bow that shatters cypress trees and cedar trees.
[5] 'A voice of YHVH kindles flames of fire'(Psalms 29: 7). This is the one who makes peace between water and fire, that cuts the strength of the fire and prevents it from licking up the water and prevents them from evaporating it.
[6] 'A voice of YHVH convulses the desert' (Psalms 29:8), as is said, 'And He does kindness [chesed] to His annointed, to David, and to his descendents forever [may be reading hyperliterally: and to seed him, to the world]' (Psalms 18:51), —moreso than the desert.
[7] 'A voice of YHVH causes hinds to calve, and strips forests bare; while in the divine temple all say 'Glory!'' (Psalms 29:9). It is written, 'I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by gazelles or by hinds of the field' (Song of Songs 2:7).
Thus you have learned that with seven voices the Torah was given. With all of them, the Lord of the World was revealed to them, and they saw Him. As it is written, 'And all the nation saw the voices' (Exodus 20:15)."
[1] 'A voice [kol] of YHVH is upon the waters; the God of Glory thunders, YHVH' (Psalms 29:3).
[2] 'A voice of YHVH in strength' (Psalms 29:4), and it says, With the strength of My hand, I have done [it]' (Isaiah 10:13), and it says, 'My own hand founded the earth' (Isaiah 48:13).
[3] 'A voice of YHVH in majesty [hadar] ' (Psalms 29:4), and the text said, 'Glorious [hod] and majestic [hadar] are His deeds, and His righteousness [tzedek] stands forever.' (Psalms 101:3).
[4] 'A voice of YHVH shatters cedars' (Psalms 29:5). This is the bow that shatters cypress trees and cedar trees.
[5] 'A voice of YHVH kindles flames of fire'(Psalms 29: 7). This is the one who makes peace between water and fire, that cuts the strength of the fire and prevents it from licking up the water and prevents them from evaporating it.
[6] 'A voice of YHVH convulses the desert' (Psalms 29:8), as is said, 'And He does kindness [chesed] to His annointed, to David, and to his descendents forever [may be reading hyperliterally: and to seed him, to the world]' (Psalms 18:51), —moreso than the desert.
[7] 'A voice of YHVH causes hinds to calve, and strips forests bare; while in the divine temple all say 'Glory!'' (Psalms 29:9). It is written, 'I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by gazelles or by hinds of the field' (Song of Songs 2:7).
Thus you have learned that with seven voices the Torah was given. With all of them, the Lord of the World was revealed to them, and they saw Him. As it is written, 'And all the nation saw the voices' (Exodus 20:15)."