Likutei Moharan 75:12/ליקוטי מוהר"ן ע״ה:י״ב

112. This aspect of refining of the sparks happens every day until the coming of Mashiach, until “And on that day His feet shall stand upon the Mount of Olives” (Zechariah 14:4) will be fulfilled (as brought in the writings of the Ari, of blessed memory). Rectification of the sparks is mainly in the aspect of the feet {as explained elsewhere}. This is because Torah and prayer are the aspect of standing, which corresponds to the feet. Torah—as it is written (Deuteronomy 5:28), “But as for you, stand here by Me”; and it is written (Exodus 19:17), “and they stood at the foot of the mountain.” Prayer—as it is written (Psalms 106:30), “Pinchas stood and prayed.”

2This is the meaning of “Righteousness will go before Him” (ibid. 85:14). “Righteousness” alludes to the speech of Torah and prayer, as it is written (ibid. 58:2), “you ought to be speaking righteousness.” This rectifies the feet, as in “Righteousness will go before Him.” And through this one merits the aspect of “And on that day His feet shall stand…” {This is: What a child says in the marketplace [expresses the views] of his father or mother (Sukkah 56b). See above. I do not understand this at all.}

3Prior to rectification—i.e., before one expresses the sparks as words of holiness—they correspond to “limping on his hip” (Genesis 32:32), which is a blemish of the feet. Afterwards, when he expresses them as speech and builds words of holiness from them, this is the aspect of “[The Lord God] built the TZeLA (rib)” (ibid. 2:22)—which rectifies the aspect of “TZoLeA on his hip.”

4This is as in: Levi spoke accusingly of Heaven and became lame (Taanit 25a). It corresponds to “limping on his hip.” He caused blemish through speech, and so became lame; he remained “limping on his hip,” which is a blemish of speech, as explained above.