Likutei Moharan 105:2/ליקוטי מוהר"ן ק״ה:ב׳

12 . Consider, by way of example, a case of two merciful people. The first one can show mercy only in a limited manner. But the second one, when he has mercy, his mercy effects a complete deliverance. Therefore, why should someone in need of mercy take up the first one’s mercy and have only a partial deliverance? He would be better off if the first merciful person pleaded to the second merciful person, so that through the first one’s mercy he achieves a complete deliverance.

2Similarly, through His simple mercy God prays [to Himself] and is merciful to the Jewish people with abundant mercy. And when one studies Torah in the manner mentioned, it awakens the mercy, which is daat, and the prayer.

3This is the meaning of [the opening verse]: {“My might and the song of God; it has brought me deliverance.”} My might—“Might” [here] refers to nothing other than the Torah (Sifri, VeZot HaBerakhah 2; Zohar II, 94a). And the Torah that one studies in the manner mentioned brings to the song of God—This alludes to God’s prayer and mercy. Thus, it has brought me deliverance .