307) \u201cA song of ascents. They who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion, which cannot fall, but abides forever.\u201d But those are high and holy degrees from the side of upper Gevurot in Bina. They are as the Levites below, who are in levels, degrees by degrees, meaning the 50 years that are written in their regard, \u201cBut at the age of fifty years they shall retire from service in the work.\u201d This points to the 50 gates of Bina, and this is \u201cA song of ascents. They who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion.\u201d These are the righteous who trust in Him thanks to their good deeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
308) \u201cAnd the righteous are as trusted as a young lion.\u201d But the righteous do not trust their deeds at all. They are always afraid, like Abraham, of whom it is written, \u201cAnd it came to pass, when he was coming near to enter into Egypt.\u201d As Isaac, of whom it is written, \u201cFor he feared to say, \u2018My wife.\u2019\u201d As Jacob, of whom it is written, \u201cAnd Jacob was very frightened and was distressed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If those did not trust their deeds, it is all the more so with the rest of the righteous in the world. Thus, how does it say here, \u201cAnd the righteous are as trusted as a young lion\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
309) Of course it is written, \u201cAs a young lion,\u201d since of all the names of the lion, only \u201cyoung lion\u201d is written, and not \u201clion\u201d or Shachal or Shachatz [other names for a lion], but only \u201cyoung lion,\u201d the weakest and the smallest of them all, who has no faith in its power although it is strong. So are the righteous: they do not trust their actions now, but are as a young lion: although they know that the power of their good deeds is strong, they are only as confident as a young lion and not more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
310) This is why it is written, \u201cThey who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion,\u201d not as a young lion or a lion, and not as all of its names, but as Mount Zion. As Mount Zion is strong and will never fall, similarly, in the future, they will be as Mount Zion, not as now, when they are only as confident as a young lion, who is fearful and does not trust its strength. And you, sons of high and holy, your confidence is as Mount Zion. Happy are you in this world and in the next world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
311) The friends went. When they arrived at the town, the night fell. Rabbi Shimon said, \u201cAs this day has illuminated for us to reward us with the next world, this night will illuminate to reward us with the next world, and to crown in this night the things that we said during the day before Atik Yomin. Such a perfect day will not be found in all the other generations. Happy are we in this world and in the next world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
312) They went inside the house until half the night was through. When half the night had passed, Rabbi Shimon said to the friends, \u201cNow is the time for crowning the holy Merkava above with our efforts.\u201d He said to Rabbi Yosi, \u201cYou, whose words among us have not been heard on this day, you will be the beginning for the illumination of the night, for now is a time of good will to illuminate above and below.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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