Hebrew Literature

followed out all these things, t

y this be applied, "And a river went forth out of Eden"; also that

days which I have lived I have desired to beho

intend to reveal certain things before God the Most Holy

can it pass on into the place of another day, fo

that I may not enter ashamed into the

, Justice and Judgment are the abode of Thy throne; ChSD VAMTh, C

, (those, namely) of the Most Holy Supernal One, the judgments o

ne from the Supreme Light, the Most Concealed of

th in those single paths, what

ly together, this light in that li

ch other, neither are they divi

onformations of the King, or of the Crown of the King, that which shineth and adhere

re crowned by one and the same thing, and one thing is not separ

ed the Vestment; for He Himself, the K

a, Who is not separ

e forth from the Most Holy Ancient One, the Concea

ned, all those lights which are expanded are

ents of ornament which are the vestments of truth, QS

ion of the throne of the King; and they are called T

ation. And through them are all the Judgme

n Meshephat. And from that M

TzDQ MLK [pg 329] ShLM, Meleki Tzedeq M

l things are mercy; and all things are in perfe

nto order, and all these descend in

Male and the Female are united, and the wor

world, and the sanctuary is polluted, an

in that time art nourished by this Tzedeq. For then arise many slayers of men and

s separated from the Female, and Judgment, M

d, because therein is not Meshephat." Since Meshephat is departed from this Tzedeq

les. vii. 16: "All these things have I seen in the days of my HB

"vanity"), is understood the breath from those supernal

ce, is to be understood, which is MLKVThA QDIShA, Malkutha

everities, [pg 330] then hath this saying place,

tice, Tzedeq. And therefore is it said, Prov. xiii. 23, "And

dear unto God the Most Holy One-may He be blessed!-then even if Tzedeq, J

creaseth His glory so that He may not be de

s he taken away for example by that Meshephat, Judgment, so that befor

and prove me!" For I shall not be destroyed by all the severities, n

Thy countenance." Therefore, properly speaking, I cannot be destroyed

by that Meshephat, Judgment. Whence it is written, Ps. cxliii

mitigated by that Meshephat, Judgment, the

red by Chesed, Mercy,

zDQH, Liberality, and MShPT, Judgment; the earth

en solicitous in the world, that I should not fall under the severities o

. xxx. 20, "She eateth

ward all and singular a

hey are few who arise that they may defend the flock from the four angels (o