Likutei Moharan 74:17/ליקוטי מוהר"ן ע״ד:י״ז

117. This is the meaning of “The Torah of God is perfect, restoring the soul” (Psalms 19:8). “The Torah of God is perfect” alludes to the wisdom of the Torah, speech-with-wisdom. This is the primary mitigation, which corresponds to the healing of the soul, the aspect of “restoring of the soul.” This is as in “It shall be a healing for your navel” (Proverbs 3:8), which was said in praise of the Torah.“Le’ShaRekha (for your navel)” alludes to Malkhut, as in “sheh’SaRah (since she ruled) over the entire world,” because the judgment associated with Yitzchak extends from there. And the Torah is the healing and mitigation of this judgment, as explained above.

2When a person attains the wisdom of the Torah, the soul is rectified and he elevates it to its root. This is because the drop of seed that leads to the soul’s birth is drawn from the mind, and “the mind is wisdom” (Tikkuney Zohar #70, p.123a). Israel first arose in [God’s] thought (Bereishit Rabbah 1:5), and thought is Wisdom, which is the root of the Jewish soul and of all the worlds. For the wisdom of the Torah is the root of all things. The Holy One, blessed be He, created the worlds with the Torah, which is called Wisdom, as it is written (Proverbs 8:12), “I, wisdom….”

3And the soul’s attaining the wisdom of the Torah corresponds to the renewal of the world. All the worlds are renewed by means of wisdom, which is the Torah, as explained above. And then, when it [i.e., the soul] attains wisdom, God’s glory is revealed. This is the primary goal of all of man’s devotions. For the ultimate purpose of all the devotions with which man must serve the Blessed Creator is only in order to reveal His glory, {as it is written (Isaiah 43:7), “for My glory have I created it…”}.

4And glory is revealed through wisdom, as it is written (Malachi 1:6), “If I am an av (father), where is My honor?” AV alludes to wisdom, as it is written (Genesis 41:43), “AVreikh (viceroy),” which Rashi explains as “av in wisdom.”