זוהר בראשית — דף קסג ע”א

The Zohar interprets “the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,” “where the birds make their nests,” and “the stork has her home in the cypresses” as a supernal rank bound to the six upper sons, from which Ḥesed, the first light, emerges. On “the Lord repented and was grieved,” it says there is no sadness before the Place, and one should serve “with gladness” and “with song.” Rabbi Elazar opens with “if you are wise, you are wise for yourself” and rebukes those who scorn the Torah and call it empty, while it is more precious than pearls. Then Jacob arranges the evening prayer, removes the judgments and severities from that rank, and places them in the “rehatim,” the four channels beneath the well.