Chasidut for Sotah 9:14
אמר רב חסדא ואיתימא מר עוקבא כל אדם שיש בו גסות הרוח אמר הקב"ה אין אני והוא יכולין לדור בעולם שנא' (תהלים קא, ה) מלשני בסתר רעהו אותו אצמית גבה עינים ורחב לבב אותו לא אוכל אל תקרי אותו אלא אתו לא אוכל איכא דמתני לה אמספרי לשון הרע שנא' מלשני בסתר רעהו אותו אצמית
R. Huna and R. Hisda [explain it]. One says that it means the contrite is with Me, and the other that I [God] am with the contrite. The more probable view is in accord with him who holds the meaning to be I am with the contrite; for behold, the Holy One, blessed be He, ignored all the mountains and heights and caused His <i>Shechinah</i> to abide upon Mount Sinai, but did not elevate Mount Sinai [up to Himself].
Chovat HaTalmidim
You, Jewish lads and young men, are the hosts and armies of the Holy One, blessed be He; and Channah requested one child from these hosts. You are pure of spirit before Him like His angels on high. You shall conquer the world for His sake and crown Him, may He be blessed, upon it. Not with the sword or the spear, but rather with the spirit of God within you. You shall raise up a treasured and holy nation from yourselves; through you, His light will shine and the world will be sanctified with His holiness. So why should you be haughty and push one heart away from the other, when you are also pushing God away with this? And God has already said about the proud person, "He and I are not able to dwell together, it is as if he is pushing away My feet" (Sotah 5a).
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