חסידות אויף תהילים 33:9

This then, is the meaning of [the verse],²Psalms 33:9 “For He said,” within the Primal Thought, “and it was.”

This is because speech is already an actualization, as stated,²⁷Psalms 33:9 “For He spoke, and it was; [He commanded, and it stood fast.]” Similarly, it states,²⁸Isaiah 55:11 “The word that issued from My mouth shall not return unfulfilled, [but it shall accomplish that which I please] etc.”

This is also the meaning of,⁴Psalms 33:9 “He said” – within the essential thought – “and the world was,” or the verse,⁵Balak 23:19 “Will He say and not do?” – through the first Tzimtzum etc., and the like.