אַֽל־תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י אֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙ לִ֔י כִּ֥י נָפַ֖לְתִּי קָ֑מְתִּי כִּֽי־אֵשֵׁ֣ב בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ יְהוָ֖ה א֥וֹר לִֽי׃ (ס)
ניט פֿרײען זאָלסטו זיך אױף מיר, מײַן שׂוֹנאטע, אַז איך בין געפֿאַלן, װעל איך אױפֿשטײן, אַז איך זיץ אין פֿינצטערניש, איז גאָט מיר אַ ליכט.
Sha'arei Orah
The general matter is included in the Act of the Chariot (Ma’aseh Merkavah) of Yechezkel,31Ezekiel 1:4 “I saw and behold! There was a stormy wind coming from the north, a great cloud with flashing fire, and a brilliance (Nogah) surrounding Him,32That is, this verse (the stormy wind, the great cloud, and the flashing fire) refers to the three completely impure husks of evil (Shalosh Kelipot), and the fourth surrounding husk of brilliance-Nogah, which cause separation between the Jewish people and their Heavenly father, as discussed before. and from its midst, there was like the appearance of the eye of the Chashmal from the midst of the fire,” and,33Psalms 18:12 “He made darkness His concealment, His shelter around Him – the darkness of water, the clouds of heaven. From out of the brilliance (Nogah) that is before Him, His clouds passed over, with hail and fiery coals,” and,34Habakkuk 3:4 “A brilliance (Nogah) that was like the light of day; rays of light came from His hand to Israel; and there His hidden strength was revealed,” and,35Ecclesiastes 2:13 “And I perceived that wisdom excels folly, as light excels darkness,”36See Zohar III (Tazriya) 47b and,37Isaiah 9:1 “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light,” and,38Micah 7:8 “Though I sit in darkness, HaShem-יהו״ה is light for me,” and,39Isaiah 60:2 “For, behold, darkness may cover the earth and a thick cloud [may cover] the kingdoms, but upon you HaShem-יהו״ה will shine.”