Kabbalah sa Mga Awit 132:8: Sha'arei Orah

It therefore is necessary for a person to prepare himself for prayer and properly direct his thoughts, in a manner that his prayer will not be obstructed and his request will not return emptyhanded. About this our sages, of blessed memory stated,¹⁶Talmud Bavli, Berachot 30b “A person should always take stock of himself. If he is able to focus his heart, he should pray, but if not, he should not pray,” meaning, if in his prayer he is able to focus on HaShem’s-יהו"ה title that pertains to his prayer, he should pray, but if not, he should not pray.

Thus, because David wished to establish a dwelling place for the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה, the Shechinah-שכינה, and stated,⁹⁵Psalms 132:8 “Arise, HaShem-יהו״ה to Your resting place, You and the Ark of Your might,” his thoughts were deemed upright before the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה. Therefore, HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, responded by sending His prophet Nathan and said to him,⁹⁶Samuel II 7:5-7 “Go and say to My servant, to David: ‘Thus said HaShem-יהו״ה: Will you build Me a house for My dwelling? For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt to this day; I have moved about in a tent and a Tabernacle. Wherever I moved about amongst all the children of Israel, did I say a word to one of the leaders of Israel, whom I have appointed to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar etc.?’’”