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In answer to the question asked above, then, it is now clear that the way by which one can arrive at “G‑d’s truth” is by the arousal of Divine compassion. However, [this] arousal of G‑d’s great compassion also needs to be done in truth.

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“Fortunate are we. How good is our portion, how pleasant is our lot….” In this prayer, which is recited as part of the introductory morning prayers preceding Hodu, we offer thanks to G‑d

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Thus it is written, “For [even] His Name alone is exalt-ed”; i.e., G‑d’s Name is exalted “alone”, standing apart from all the worlds which it transcends,

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Until now the Alter Rebbe has explained the term “our portion.” He now goes on to explain the term “our lot” (in the above-quoted verse, ומה נעים גורלנו — “and how pleasant is our lot”), signifying something bestowed exclusively, and merited only by lot.

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It is written:] “He sows tzedakot and causes deliverance to sprout forth.” Tzedakot, the plural form of tzedakah, can mean both “acts of righteousness” and “acts of charity.”