Tehillim 34 – How Angels Are Born Through Awe

How Angels Are Born Through Awe

Tehillim 34:10 יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה קְדֹשָׁ֑יו כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו - “Yiru et Ado-nai kedoshav, ki ein mahsor lire'av” - (Fear the L-rd, His holy ones, for those who fear Him lack nothing.) Rabbi Nachman of Breslov reveals that the initial letters of the phrase: “Ki ein mahsor lire'av” כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַ֝חְס֗וֹר לִירֵאָֽיו – form the word מלאן – “malakh” (angel). The spiritual root of this angel is holy awe—yirah. When awe is perfected, prophecy gains strength, and even those of low spiritual stature can prophesy. (based on Sefer Likkutei Moharan II, 1:6)