והי' ד' לי לאלקים ר"ל בכל דרכיך דעהו הן טוב הן רע לתורה ומצות. כאשר יארע לו ח"ו איזה רע יחשוב בודאי הוא לכפר עונו אך הצדיק אף על הדרך טוב יש לו לדאוג כי אולי מנכין לו מזכיותיו וזהו והי' ד' לי לאלקים שהוא הוי' מדת הרחמים אולי הוא מדת הדין שהוא אלקי' וצריך אני להוסיף זכיות בתמידות:
The verse states,179Genesis 28:21 “And HaShem-יהו״ה will be my God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם.” This means,180Proverbs 3:6 “Know Him in all your ways,” that is, in whatever happens to you, whether for good or for bad. If something bad happens to a you, God forbid, contemplate to yourself, “Certainly, this is to atone for my sins.” A person who is a Tzaddik should even be concerned when good things happen to him, for perhaps his merits are being consumed and he is being cleaned of them. Thus, the verse, “And HaShem-יהו״ה will be my God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם” means as follows: “Perhaps HaShem-יהו״ה, who is the attribute of mercy, is in fact, acting with me through the attribute of judgment, which is the title Elohi”m-אלהי״ם. Therefore, I cannot be satisfied with my former deeds, but must constantly increase my merits and good deeds.”181See Ginat Egoz by Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, translated as HaShem Is One, Volume One. Also see his Sefer HaMashalaim, translated as The Book of Allegories, Num. 70.
והי' ד' לי לאלקים ר"ל בכל דרכיך דעהו הן טוב הן רע לתורה ומצות. כאשר יארע לו ח"ו איזה רע יחשוב בודאי הוא לכפר עונו אך הצדיק אף על הדרך טוב יש לו לדאוג כי אולי מנכין לו מזכיותיו וזהו והי' ד' לי לאלקים שהוא הוי' מדת הרחמים אולי הוא מדת הדין שהוא אלקי' וצריך אני להוסיף זכיות בתמידות:
The verse states,179Genesis 28:21 “And HaShem-יהו״ה will be my God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם.” This means,180Proverbs 3:6 “Know Him in all your ways,” that is, in whatever happens to you, whether for good or for bad. If something bad happens to a you, God forbid, contemplate to yourself, “Certainly, this is to atone for my sins.” A person who is a Tzaddik should even be concerned when good things happen to him, for perhaps his merits are being consumed and he is being cleaned of them. Thus, the verse, “And HaShem-יהו״ה will be my God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם” means as follows: “Perhaps HaShem-יהו״ה, who is the attribute of mercy, is in fact, acting with me through the attribute of judgment, which is the title Elohi”m-אלהי״ם. Therefore, I cannot be satisfied with my former deeds, but must constantly increase my merits and good deeds.”181See Ginat Egoz by Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, translated as HaShem Is One, Volume One. Also see his Sefer HaMashalaim, translated as The Book of Allegories, Num. 70.