Nine vowel points: nine cantillation notes. And about them it is stated: (Gen. 1:17) And ELQYM placed them, in the firmament of the heavens... – and this is the Righteous-One in which are all vowel-points,... to illuminate the earth... (ibid.) – this is the Shekhinah – Who is comprised of all letters.
Immediately, the ‘masters of requests’ knock at the gate.
Many guardians of the gate enter before the King and say: ‘Master of the Universe! Behold the ‘righteous masters’ – masters of prayer, who bless you with the 18 blessings, are seeking to enter before You.