Psalmów 83:2 Kabała: Sha'arei Orah

In contrast, the lower one (Kingship-Malchut) is called Prayer-Tefillah-תפילה. This is because the lower one adheres to the secret of prayer and supplication, necessitated by the sins and impurities of Her children, to whom She adheres. Therefore, the Sefirah of Kingship-Malchut is the secret of Prayer-Tefillah-תפילה. The sign for this is the verse,²⁵⁶Psalms 109:4 “AndI am prayer-VaAnee Tefillah-ואני תפילה,”²⁵⁷As explained in the First Gate, the word “I-Ani-אני” is one of the titles of the Sefirah of Kingship-Malchut. and is the secret of the verse,²⁵⁸Psalms 83:2 “O’ God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם, do not hold Yourself silent.”²⁵⁹The title God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם here refers to the Sefirah of Kingship-Malchut. The verse may therefore be understood as, “Do not hold yourself silent from prayer and supplication, and from awakening below to affect an arousal from Above.” Also see Zohar I 77b.