273) \u201cCreate for me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.\u201d \u201cA pure heart,\u201d as it is written, \u201cGive Your servant a heart that hears, to judge Your people, to distinguish between good and evil.\u201d It is also written, \u201cA merry heart has a continual feast,\u201d and this is why it is certainly a pure heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
274) \u201cAnd renew a steadfast spirit within me,\u201d as it is written, \u201cand the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters,\u201d which is the spirit of the Messiah. It is written about that spirit, \u201cand I will put a new spirit within you.\u201d And David prayed for that steadfast spirit, the spirit of the Messiah, to \u201crenew a steadfast spirit within me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
275) There is another side, an impure heart and a spirit of distortion, which incites people to sin. This is the spirit of impurity, called \u201cthe spirit of distortion,\u201d as it is written, \u201cThe Lord has mixed within her a spirit of distortion.\u201d This is why David asked, \u201cRenew a steadfast spirit within me.\u201d \u201cRenew\u201d refers to the renewal of the moon, the renewal of Nukva\u2019s coupling with ZA. When the moon is renewed, David, king of Israel [the Nukva], lives and prospers, meaning obtains Mochin of Haya. And it is said about that, \u201crenew,\u201d meaning renew the coupling with ZA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
276) \u201cAnd I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all His prophets.\u201d This is the spirit of Naboth the Jezreelite. Can souls return to this world after they have risen? This is perplexing, for he said, \u201cI will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all His prophets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
277) What is the reason that Ahab was punished? After all, it is the law of Torah that Samuel be put before Israel, as it is written, \u201cHe will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves.\u201d And if Ahab took the vineyard from Naboth, it was by law. Moreover, Ahab would have given him another vineyard or gold, but he would not take. So why was he punished?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
278) As they said, that spirit was the spirit of Naboth. Could the spirit of Naboth rise and stand before the Creator to ask Him for a lie, as it is written, \u201cThen a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, \u2018I will seduce him.\u2019 And the Lord said to him, \u2018With what?\u2019 And he said, \u2018And I will be a lying spirit.\u2019\u201d If he were righteous, how could he ask for a lie in the world of truth? And if he were not righteous, how could he stand before the Creator?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
279) Certainly, Naboth was not righteous enough to stand before the Creator. But another spirit was ruling the world, the spirit that always rises and stands before the Creator, Satan. He is the one who seduces the people of the world with lies and who lies in the Holy Name. And one who is accustomed to lying, always engages in lies. This is why he said, \u201cI will go out, and I will be a lying spirit.\u201d The Creator told him, \u201cgo forth, and do so,\u201d as it is written, \u201cHe who practices deceit shall not be established before My eyes\u201d; hence, it is certainly a lying spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
280) We should also explain that he was punished because he killed Naboth, as well as took his vineyard. Because he killed him without a sentence and took his vineyard, it is written, \u201cHave you murdered and also taken possession?\u201d Many are the people in the world that this lying spirit seduced with a lie, and it rules the world in several ways and with several deeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
281) This, also, is why King David wished to be kept from the lying spirit and to be far from impurity, when he said, \u201cCreate for me a pure heart, O God; and renew a steadfast spirit within me.\u201d This is the steadfast spirit; and the other is a lying spirit. Hence, they are two degrees, one that is holy, the steadfast spirit, and one that is impure, the lying spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
282) \u201cAnd the Lord uttered His voice before His army.\u201d \u201cThe Lord\u201d always indicates ZA, and His court, the Nukva. \u201cUttered His voice\u201d is the voice, as it is written, \u201cthe voice of words.\u201d It is written there, \u201cI am not a man of words.\u201d What is \u201ca man of words\u201d? It is a man of God. \u201cBefore His army\u201d are Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HaVaYaH [the Lord] indicates ZON, which are in coupling in illumination of the left, the place of the court of ZA. \u201cHe uttered His voice\u201d is the illumination of ZA, which is the middle line and considered covered Hassadim, called \u201cvoice.\u201d Nukva is called \u201cwords,\u201d which are revealed Hassadim in illumination of Hochma, while ZA, called \u201cvoice,\u201d conjoins with her. At that time, both of them are called, \u201cthe voice of words.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is written, \u201cNot a man of words.\u201d Man is ZA. The \u201cvoice\u201d that is said in \u201cvoice of words\u201d is ZA, too. What is a man of words? That is, how do we know that man means ZA? It is written, \u201cthe man of God,\u201d which was said about Moses, ZA, the husband of the mistress, called \u201cGod.\u201d Similarly, \u201cman of words\u201d is the husband of \u201cwords,\u201d which is ZA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
283) \u201cIs there a number to His armies?\u201d How many appointees and messengers does the Creator have? And all are ready to slander Israel. Hence, the Creator came before Israel, as it is written, \u201cAnd the Lord uttered His voice before His army,\u201d to keep them so they will not be able to slander them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
284) \u201cFor mighty is he who carries out His word.\u201d \u201cMighty\u201d is that righteous who engages in Torah day and night. Another interpretation: \u201cmighty\u201d is the slanderer, who stands before the Creator, and he is as strong as iron and as strong as a rock. \u201cWho carries out His word\u201d is one who receives permission from above, from the Creator, and elicits a soul below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
285) \u201cFor great is the day of the Lord, and very awesome, who can contain it.\u201d He rules over everything and He is imperious over everything, and all are under His government. Happy are the righteous for the Creator always desires them, to reward them with the next world and to delight them with the joy of the righteous who are destined to rejoice in the Creator, as it is written, \u201cLet all who take refuge in You rejoice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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