זוהר, צו ל׳Zohar, Tzav 30

Segment 1א׳

כְּתִיב (ישעיהו כ״ה:א׳) יְיָ' אֱלֹהַי אַתָּה אֲרוֹמִמְךָ וְגוֹ', הַאי קְרָא אוּקְמוּהָ, יְיָ' אֱלֹהַי אַתָּה. דְּבָעֵי בַּר נָשׁ לְאוֹדָאָה לִשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, וּלְשַׁבְּחָא לֵיהּ עַל כֹּלָּא. וּמַאן אֲתַר שְׁבָחָא דִּילֵיהּ, כְּמָה דְּאוּקְמוּהָ. וְהָכָא מֵעֲמִיקָא דְּכֹלָּא, דִּכְתִּיב כִּי עָשִׂיתָ פֶּלֶא. פֶּלֶא: כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, (ישעיהו ט׳:ה׳) וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ פֶּלֶא, וְהָא אִתְּמַר. עֵצוֹת מֵרָחוֹק, עֵצוֹת: כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר, יוֹעֵץ. מֵרָחוֹק: דִּכְתִּיב, (ירמיהו ל״א:ג׳) מֵרָחוֹק יְיָ' נִרְאָה לִי. וּכְתִיב, (משלי ל״א:י״ד) מִמֶּרְחָק תָּבִיא לַחְמָהּ.

It is written, “O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You,” etc. (Isa. 25, 1). This verse they have explained. “O Lord, You are my God”: for a man must give thanks to the Holy Name and praise it above all. And in what place is its praise? As they have explained. But here, out of the deepest of all, for it is written, “for You have done wonderful things.” “Wonderful”: as it is written, “and his name is called Wonderful” (Isa. 9, 5); and it has been stated. “Counsels from afar”: “counsels”, as it says, “Counsellor.” “From afar”, as it is written, “From afar the Lord appeared to me” (Jer. 31, 3); and it is written, “she brings her bread from afar” (Prov. 31, 14).

Segment 2ב׳

אֱמוּנָה אֹמֶן, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר, (דברים ל״ב:ד׳) אֵל אֱמוּנָה וְאֵין עָוְל. וְאוּקְמוּהָ אֱמוּנָה בַּלַּיְלָה, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (תהילים צ״ב:ג׳) וְאֱמוּנָתֶךָ בַּלֵּילוֹת. וּכְתִיב (איכה ג׳:כ״ג) חֲדָשִׁים לַבְּקָרִים רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶךָ, וְזַמִּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְדַכְּאָה לוֹן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵחוֹבֵיהוֹן, כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, (יחזקאל ל״ו:כ״ה) וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַיִם טְהוֹרִים וּטְהַרְתֶּם מִכָּל טֻמְאוֹתֵיכֶם וּמִכָּל גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם אֲטַהֵר אֶתְכֶם. בָּרוּךְ יְיָ לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן

“Faithfulness and truth”: as it says, “a God of faithfulness and without iniquity” (Deut. 32, 4). And they have explained, faithfulness by night, as it says, “and Your faithfulness in the night seasons” (Ps. 92, 3); and it is written, “They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness” (Lam. 3, 23). And the Holy One, blessed be He, is destined to purify Israel from their sins, as it is written, “And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you” (Ezek. 36, 25). Blessed be the Lord for ever. Amen and Amen.