"But be not You, Hashem, far from me"

Synopsis

We read how when King David was arranging the praise of the King he included "But be not You, the Creator, far from me, my Strength, haste You to help me." This is because when Malchut ascends to become adorned with Zeir Anpin, it is in the upper world and from there it is necessary to elevate it to infinity in order that it should all be bound together high above. During the order of praise, the children of Yisrael do not permit Malchut to ascend from them. We read that the Holy One ascends higher and higher to infinity, but immediately returns to His place because the children of Yisrael below are joined with Him. It is necessary to join with the Holy One and hold onto Him so that no person is forsaken by Him even for one moment. Now Rabbi Elazar says to his father, Rabbi Shimon, that they must leave the Garden of Eden and travel in the ways of the guards of the Tree of Life; he asks his father to prepare the way.

Relevance

The upper and lower realms are linked so that blessings may now flow to us unobstructed. A constant connection to the Light is attained through the energy arising here, which acts as an umbilical cord, so that in these, our darkest days, we may call down the Light to illumine our way and end pain, suffering, and evil.

Astrology David Moon Praise Strength Sun Zeir Anpin

221. כְּתִיב וְאַתָּה יְיָ' אַל תִּרְחָק אֱיָלוּתִי לְעֶזְרָתִי חוּשָׁה. דָּוִד מַלְכָּא אָמַר דָּא, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דַּהֲוָה מְתַקֵּן וּמְסַדֵּר תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא דְּמַלְכָּא, בְּגִין לְחַבְּרָא שִׁמְשָׁא בְּסִיהֲרָא. כֵּיוָן דַּהֲוָה מְתַקֵּן וּמְסַדֵּר שְׁבָחִין דִּילֵיהּ לְאִתְחַבְּרָא, אָמַר וְאַתָּה יְיָ' אַל תִּרְחָק.

Ein Sof (Infinity) Infinity Infinity (Ein Sof) Zeir Anpin

222. וְאַתָּה יְיָ' רָזָא דְּחַבְרוּתָא חֲדָא בְּלֹא פִּרוּדָא. אַל תִּרְחָק, כֵּיוָן דְּאִיהִי סַלְּקָא לְאִתְעַטְּרָא בְּבַעְלָהּ, וְכֹלָּא בְּעָלְמָא עִלָּאָה, וּמִתַּמָּן בָּעֵי לְסַלְּקָא לְאֵין סוֹף, לְאִתְקַשְּׁרָא כֹּלָּא לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא, וּבג"כ אַל תִּרְחָק, לְאִסְתַּלְּקָא מִינָן, לְשַׁבְקָא לָן.

Ein Sof (Infinity) Infinity Infinity (Ein Sof) Praise Prayer Zeir Anpin

223. During the order of praise, the children of Yisrael have to be included there and join with ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT from below, so that if this glory, WHICH IS MALCHUT, wishes to go up from there, the children of Yisrael below are joined to Her and hold onto Her. And they do not permit Her to go away from them. Therefore, the prayer is silent, as one who is speaking secretly with the King, because She doesn't become far from Him at all as long as She is with Him in secret. THEN SHE IS COMPLETELY INCLUDED IN ZEIR ANPIN AND, EVEN THOUGH ZEIR ANPIN ASCENDS TO THE ENDLESS LIGHT, HE DOES NOT BECOME FAR FROM US, BECAUSE HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNS TO HIS PLACE, AS IT IS WRITTEN BEFORE US.

223. וּבְגִין כַּךְ, בְּגוֹ סִדּוּרָא דְּתוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא, בָּעָאן יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִתְכַּלְּלָא תַּמָּן, וּלְאִתְדַּבְּקָא בַּהֲדַיְיהוּ מִתַּתָּא, דְּאִלְמָלֵא יִבְעֵי לְאִסְתַּלְּקָא הַאי כָּבוֹד, הָא יִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַתָּא אֲחִידָן בֵּיהּ וְתַקְפִין בֵּיהּ, דְּלָא שַׁבְקֵי לֵיהּ לְאִתְרַחֲקָא מִנַּיְיהוּ. וְע"ד צְלוֹתָא בְּלָחַשׁ, כְּמַאן דְּמַלִּיל בְּרָזָא עִם מַלְכָּא, וּבְעוֹד דְּאִיהוּ בְּרָזָא עִמֵּיהּ, לָא אִתְרָחֲקָא מִנֵּיהּ כְּלָל.

Deer Ein Sof (Infinity) Infinity Infinity (Ein Sof) Strength

224. "My strength (Heb. eyaluti)" (Tehilim 22:20): eyaluti MEANS that just like a stag (Heb. eyal) or deer when they go and leave, they return immediately to the place they left, so is the Holy One, blessed be He. Even though He ascends higher and higher to the endless world, He immediately returns to His place. Why? Because the children of Yisrael below are joined with Him and do not leave Him so He would be forgotten and removed from them. For this, IT IS SAID, "My strength, haste You to help me."

224. אֱיָלוּתִי, מָה אַיָּל וּצְבִי, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאַזְלֵי וּמְרַחֲקֵי, מִיַּד אָהַדְרָן לְהַהוּא אֲתָר דְּשַׁבְקֵי, אוּף קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אע"ג דְּאִסְתַּלָּק לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא בְּאֵין סוֹף, מִיַּד אַהְדָּר לְאַתְרֵיהּ. מ"ט. בְּגִין דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַתָּא אִתְאַחֲדָן בֵּיהּ, וְלָא שַׁבְקִין לֵיהּ לְאִתְנַשְּׁיָא, וּלְאִתְרַחֲקָא מִנַּיְיהוּ. וְע"ד, אֱיָלוּתִי לְעֶזְרָתִי חוּשָׁה.

Amidah (Standing Prayer) Blessing Prayer Redemption and Salvation Standing Prayer (Amidah)

225. Therefore, it is necessary to join with the Holy One, blessed be He, and hold onto Him like one who draws from above to below, so that no person is forsaken by Him even for one moment. Therefore, when one connects redemption close to prayer, NAMELY THE BLESSING, "WHO DELIVERED YISRAEL" TO THE AMIDAH, he has to become engrossed in it and speak to Him in silence, so He does not become distanced from him, and does not leave us. Therefore, it is written, "But you who did cleave of Hashem your Elohim are alive, every one of you this day" (Devarim 4:4). "Happy is that people, that is in such a case, happy is that people, whose Elohim is Hashem" (Tehilim 144:15).

225. וּבְגִין כַּךְ בָּעֵינָן לְאִתְאַחֲדָא בֵּיהּ בְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וּלְאַחֲדָא בֵּיהּ, כְּמַאן דְּאַמְשִׁיךְ מֵעֵילָּא לְתַתָּא, דְּלָא יִשְׁתְּבַק בַּר נָשׁ מִנֵּיהּ, אֲפִילּוּ שַׁעֲתָא חֲדָא. וְע"ד כַּד סָמִיךְ גְּאוּלָה לִתְפִלָּה, בָּעֵי לְאַחֲדָא בֵּיהּ, וּלְאִשְׁתָּעֵי בַּהֲדֵיהּ בִּלְחִישׁוּ, בְּרָזָא, דְּלָא יִתְרְחַק מִינָן, וְלָא יִשְׁתְּבַּק מִינָן, וְע"ד כְּתִיב וְאַתֶּם הַדְּבֵקִים בַּיְיָ' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם חַיִּים כֻּלְכֶם הַיּוֹם. אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁכָּכָה לוֹ אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁיְיָ' אֱלֹֹהָיו.

Eden Tree Tree of Life

226. בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא, קָם רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן וְחַבְרַיָּא אוּף הָכִי קָמוּ וְאָזְלוּ. אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר לְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אֲבוּי, אַבָּא, עַד הָכָא הֲוֵינָא יַתְבֵי בְּצִלָּא דְּאִילָנָא דְּחַיֵּי בְּגִנְתָּא דְּעֵדֶן. מִכָּאן וּלְהָלְאָה דְּאֲנָן אָזְלִין, אִצְטְרִיךְ לָן לְמֵיהַךְ בְּאָרְחוֹי דְּנַטְרָן אִילָנָא דָּא. אָמַר לֵיהּ, אַנְתְּ תִּשְׁרֵי בְּשֵׁירוּתָא לְמִפְתַּח בְּאָרְחָא.