Sha'arei Orah

“My Lord-אדנ”י, open my lips and my mouth shall speak Your praises.”–- Psalms 51:17

The foundation of wisdom and the essence of the received knowledge-Kabbalah is to trust in the faithfulness of HaShem-יהו”ה, blessed is He. If your thoughts go in His Presence, “Then you will walk on your way securely and your foot will not stumble.”

The first of the holy names, in ascending order, is HaShem’s-יהו”ה title Adona”y-Lord-אדנ”י. King Solomon, peace be upon him, said, “Guard your foot when you go to the house of God.” In this, he informs us that a person should examine himself and be cautious when he wants to pray before HaShem-יהו”ה, blessed is He, and to see and understand whether there are prosecutors and obstructions to his prayers being accepted. He must clear the path and remove any stumbling blocks that may be in the way.

This is analogous to a person who goes to the royal court of the king to make a request. He needs to be zealous in knowing whether there is obstruction or danger on the way. Besides this, he must take into consideration how many gates there are in the palace of the king, one more inner than the other, and be familiar with the gatekeepers who are appointed to guard them, to be beloved by them all and to know if there is any amongst them who despises him, so that he can make peace with him.