"והופע בהדר גאון עוזך"
“And reveal Yourself in the majesty of Your glorious might.”

QUESTION: What do we stand to gain from this personally?

ANSWER: The Gemara (Mo’eid Kattan 28a) says that chayei b’nei u’mezonei — the length of a person’s life, children and sustenance — is not dependent on one’s merit, rather they are matters dependent on mazala (mazal is the influence that celestial bodies have over events in this world).

The first letters of the Hebrew words “hadar ge’on uzecha” (הדר גאון עוזך) numerically add up to 78 as does the word “mazla” (מזלא). Hence, we are asking Hashem that we have a favorable mazal which will assure us life, children and sustenance.

Incidentally, in our prayers in the Amidah we express many times the request for chaim — life. Basically, chaim includes primarily these three matters: life, sustenance and children, for one who is childless or poverty stricken is considered as not alive (Nedarim 64b).

(לקוטי לוי יצחק ע' שפ"ב)