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“Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name” (Ps. 103:1). The insides of a man, even his intestines need to bless the Lord.1Berakoth 25a. Therefore he must examine himself well when he sets to pray,2Ibid., 23a./3/ The Zohar, ed. Soncino, V, 326; also Shabbath 104a. because it is not fit to bless Him while bringing a belly filled with excrement before the Holy One, blessed be He. He needs to shake his entire body during prayer, as it is written, “All mine bones shall sing, Lord, Who is like unto Thee” (Ps. 35:10). It is written, “Guard thy foot when thou goest to the house of God” (Eccl. 4:17), that your feet be not soiled.4Berakoth 23a. And it is written “prepare to meet thy God O Israel” (Amos 4:12).5Ibid., 15a. When a man appears before a king of flesh and blood he does not come attired as he would for the street, he covers himself, and stands before him with awe, fear and dignity; we who go before the Lord of all the earth, blessed be His name, all the more do we need to cover ourselves and stand before Him with awe and fear.6Shabbath 10a. Woe to those who delay covering themselves but from Sabbath to Sabbath so that people not laugh at them.7They go uncovered during the week. They do not consider that perhaps they might die and be unable to give honor to Him who gave His own garment, concerning which it is written, “His raiment was as white snow” (Dan. 7:9). Concerning these people and those similar to them it is said, the wicked may prepare it but the righteous shall put it on. (Job 27:17)