For this reason, the act of creation was spread out over seven days. During each of the six weekdays, a different group of things were created. Each group represented a different "side" of the physical world. The seventh day, that is the seventh "side," united all the various "sides" into a single entity. In other words, the seventh day is meant to unite all aspects of creation into one object, an object that reveals the Glory of God.

When the world was created it was perfect; after Adam sinned, it lost its perfection and it was necessary for the world to undergo another "six days" to perfect its corresponding day in creation. These six days are actually six thousand years, as Scripture states: " In Your eyes a thousand years are like a single day." And so the Talmud states that the world as we know it will exist for six thousand years, after which it will have reached its goal, the attainment of perfection.

The purpose of the world is for man to recognize God. Therefore, the world will attain perfection only when God is universally recognized as the sole Master and Source of everything, as expressed in this psalm.

The psalm contains seven verses that represent the seven branches of the menorah. The first verse contains four words, which represent the two tongs and two snuff dishes that were used in the service of the menorah. Then there are forty-nine words which represent twenty two cups, eleven buttons, nine flowers, and seven lamps, a total of forty-nine, that were part of the design of the Menorah.

The Talmud teaches that the menorah of the Temple served as testimony, for all who entered the world. That the Divine Presence rests upon Israel. Thus the menorah represents ultimate perfection that is the universal recognition that God's presence is among us. Since this is the testimony of the seven-branched menorah and the theme of the psalm, they were combined.