Psalmów 132:14 Kabała: Sha'arei Orah

However, from the time that Solomon built the Holy Temple, once there was an established place for the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה in the land, even though She sometimes withdraws, She is never completely uprooted from the place of Her holiness. This is as stated,¹³⁶Psalms 132:14 “This is My resting place forever and ever, here I will dwell, for I have desired it.” It similarly states,¹³⁷Psalms 132:13 “For HaShem-יהו״ה has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation.” What is the meaning of the word “desired-Eevah-אוה”? This is like a person who is far away from the members of his household and lusts-Mit’aveh-מתאוה for them. Likewise, Solomon said,¹³⁸Kings I 8:13 “I have surely built a house of habitation for You, the foundation of your dwelling forever.” In other words, even though He sometimes withdraws, it is to here that He returns, as the verse states,¹³⁹Zachariah 8:3 “Thus said HaShem-יהו״ה: I have returned to Zion, and I have made My dwelling in the midst of Jerusalem; Jerusalem will be called ‘The City of Truth-Emet-אמת,’ and the Mountain of HaShem, Master of Hosts-HaShem Tzva’ot-יהו״ה צבאו״ת [shall be called], ‘The Holy Mountain-Har HaKodesh-הר הקדש.’” Likewise, it states,¹⁴⁰Hosea 2:21 “I have betrothed you to Me forever.”

Know that a Jew who keeps the Shabbat according to Torah law (Halachah), that person becomes like the seat of the Chariot (Merkavah) of HaShem-יהו"ה, blessed is He. Shabbat is therefore called the resting-place-Menuchah-מנוחה, about which it is written,⁸⁴Psalms 132:14 “This is My resting-place for ever and ever.” It is as if HaShem-יהו"ה, blessed is He, rests upon human beings and dwells upon them like a king upon His throne. The sign for this is the verse,⁸⁵Exodus 20:11 “And He rested on the seventh day.” That is, He Himself rested.⁸⁶That is, the term “to rest-Lishbot-לשבת” also means “to rest upon” or “to sit-LaShevet-לשבת.” We thus find that whosoever keeps Shabbat according to Torah law (Halacha), it is as if he fulfills the entire Torah. About this the prophet said,⁸⁷Isaiah 56:2 “Happy is the man who does this and the person who upholds it; who guards from desecrating Shabbat and guards his hand from doing evil.”