זוהר, תרומה כ״גZohar, Terumah 23

Segment 1א׳

כְּתִיב (תהילים כ״ב:כ׳) וְאַתָּה יְיָ' אַל תִּרְחָק אֱיָלוּתִי לְעֶזְרָתִי חוּשָׁה. דָּוִד מַלְכָּא אָמַר דָּא, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּהֲוָה מְתַקֵּן וּמְסַדֵּר תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא דְּמַלְכָּא, בְּגִין לְחַבְּרָא שִׁמְשָׁא בְּסִיהֲרָא. כֵּיוָן דְּהֲוָה מְתַקֵּן וּמְסַדֵּר שְׁבָחִין דִּילֵיהּ לְאִתְחַבְּרָא, אָמַר וְאַתָּה יְיָ' אַל תִּרְחָק.

It is written: “But be not thou, O Lord, far from me; my Hind (eyaluti), haste thee to help me” (Ps. 22, 20). These words did King David speak in that hour when he ordered that hymns of praise should be sung to the King, so that the unity of the Sun and the Moon should be accomplished. While he composed these praises, he said: “But be not thou far from me”.

Segment 2ב׳

וְאַתָּה יְיָ' רָזָא (רנ"א ע"א, ק"מ ע"א, קע"ט ע"ב) דְּחַבְרוּתָא חֲדָא בְּלֹא פִּרוּדָא. אַל תִּרְחָק, כֵּיוָן דְּאִיהִי סַלְּקָא לְאִתְעַטְּרָא בְּבַעְלָהּ, וְכֹלָּא בְּעָלְמָא עִלָּאָה, וּמִתַּמָּן בָּעֵי לְסַלְּקָא לְאֵין סוֹף, לְאִתְקַשְּׁרָא כֹּלָּא לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא, וּבְּגִין כָּךְ אַל תִּרְחָק, לְאִסְתַּלְּקָא מִינָן, לְשַׁבְקָא לָן.

The combination of “Thou” and “Lord” signifies the mystery of the one inseparable union. “Be not far”: this refers to Her (the Shekinah) when she ascends to be crowned by her Spouse in the world above, and from thence to ascend still higher into the Infinite, to be united there, high, high, above. Therefore it says: “be not far”, that is to say, do not ascend to such heights that will leave us without Thee.

Segment 3ג׳

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. וְעַל דָּא צְלוֹתָא בְּלָחַשׁ, כְּמַאן דְּמַלִּיל בְּרָזָא עִם מַלְכָּא, וּבְעוֹד דְּאִיהוּ בְּרָזָא עִמֵּיהּ, לָא אִתְרָחֲקָא מִנֵּיהּ כְּלָל.

Therefore through this service of praise Israel seek to attach themselves closely to the Shekinah and her Glory, so that if this Glory should seek to rise aloft they may still cling to it and not allow it to abandon them. Therefore, also, the prayer proper (Amidah) is recited quietly, as one would speak confidentially with a King; for as long as Israel holds Him in confidential converse He cannot depart from her, leaving her alone.