Tehillim 68 – On First and Second Marriages
Tehillim 68:7
- "Elohim moshiv yechidim bayta motzi asirim bakosharot" - (G-d brings the lonely home...)
When a person enters this world for the first time, his destined mate comes into the world with him. Thus, when the time comes for him to marry, he finds his bride immediately and without difficulty. But if a person sinned and must return to this world once more, his wife is also sent into this world again. For such a person, when the time comes to marry, it is very difficult to find a wife. It requires great effort and is accompanied by disputes and conflicts. For now, because his sins have drawn him into the cycle of transmigration of souls, he has accusers in the Heavenly Court who hinder his search and sow discord between the groom and the bride. This is called "a second marriage"—and it is the same wife who was already with him, as it is said: "G-d brings the lonely home". She is joined with him again and again throughout the cycle of transmigration of souls, and this is precisely what is meant by the statement that it is "difficult for the L-rd to make matches."
Ben Ish Chai explains that in this verse, instead of the usual word בית" bayit" (house), the word ביתה "bayta" appears, ending with the letter ה, which indicates the feminine gender: "Elohim moshiv yechidim bayta motzi asirim". He teaches that if the letters of this word are rearranged, they form בת - יה—"Bayit–Yah"—(daughter of G-d) —the term used for the Shechinah (the Divine Presence). The Divine Name יה - (Yah) is also formed through the union of husband and wife: איש - אשה.(Manuscripts of the Arizal, Tehillim edition published by "Shvut Ami"; Ben Ish Chai on the "Zohar")
