Isaías 38:3 Cabalá: Reshit Chokhmah & Sha'arei Orah

Also one who is a person that loves peace and chases peace merits the attribute of ‘Tzadik’, as is known that the attribute of ‘Tzadik’ is called ‘Shalom’ (peace), and just like he separated peace he should ask for peace between a man and his wife and between a man and his friend. This is also explained by the verses of King David, “Who is the man who desires life and loves length of days that he may see good? Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it” (Psalms 34:13-15). The aspect of “loves length of days that he may see good” is the correction of the attribute of ‘Tzadik’, and corresponding to it it says “depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it”, which is one who emits semen in vain, and “do good” is to correct the attribute of goodness by virtue of the Tzedakah, as is explained above. Also to adjoin ‘redemption’ with ‘prayer’ (not to have any break between ‘Ga’al Yisrael’ and the Amidah Prayer), as it says “and I have done that which is good in Your eyes” (Isaiah 38:3), that he adjoined ‘redemption’ with ‘prayer’. The meaning of “do good” is to correct the attribute of goodness that is called ‘Tzadik’ in the secret of unification, and therefore one needs to also seek after peace, as we explained, and this is the aspect of ‘doing’. The aspect of departing from evil that relates to the damage of the ‘Tzadik’ is guarding the tongue from anything that damages it, as we explained above regarding “guard your tongue from evil” (Psalms 34:14) that they defile those who damage their tongue, and there is no need to expand on this.

Now, in this hall, which is HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality called the Living God-E”l Chai-א״ל חי, there is a certain place with gates called The Gates of Tears-Shaarei Dim’ah-שערי דמעה. HaShem-יהו״ה Himself, blessed is He, opens these gates three times a day. These gates are the proper gates for the truly penitent (Ba’alei Teshuvah) to enter when they return to HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, and repent over their wicked deeds. When such a penitent (Ba’al Teshuvah) prays in supplication, crying and shedding tears in his prayers, then his prayers and tears enter before HaShem-יהו"ה through the Gates of Tears-Shaarei Dim’ah-שערי דמעה. This is what our sages, of blessed memory, meant when they said,³⁴³Talmud Bavli, Brachot 32b “Even though the Gates of Prayer-Shaarei Tefilah-שערי תפילה were locked, the Gates of Tears-Shaarei Dim’ah-שערי דמעה were not locked.” This is as stated,³⁴⁴Psalms 56:9 “Place my tears in Your flask, are they not in Your record?” A hint to this is seen in the prayer of King Chizkiyahu, about whom it states,³⁴⁵Isaiah 38:3 “And Chizikyahu wept with intense weeping,” to which HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, responded, “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears.”