Likutei Moharan, Part II 83:9/ליקוטי מוהר"ן·תנינא פ״ג:ט׳

19. Then, the heart can be impassioned by Torah study, through the flames of love. Many waters, namely, the external loves and fears, are unable to extinguish this passion, as in “Many waters cannot extinguish the love” (Song of Songs 8:7). The Divine Presence uses Her wings to cover the blood of Israel with this love, so that the wicked seed, being the concept of the Floodwaters, should not rule over them.

2And this is: Whoever sins and is embarrassed by it is forgiven… (Berakhot 12b), for “love covers over all transgressions” (Proverbs 10:12). Through embarrassment his blood is spilled, and then the Divine Presence covers his blood with love, as in the mitzvah of covering-the-blood. Through this covering all his transgressions are automatically covered over. {From the beginning of this lesson until here is leshon Rabbeinu, may his memory be for a blessing.}