Letter 197

Our soul will exult in Hashem — will rejoice in His salvation and His great and awesome kindness. For our soul has escaped like a bird from the dispute and the opposition against the true truth. Even though we are so corrupted from the holiness of the Torah… corrupted and distanced from holiness so greatly — even so: "My soul will exult in Hashem — will rejoice in His salvation" [Psalms 35:9].

We have wandered all our years over the bitterness of our soul — that we… that I am so corrupted. I will wander all my years over the bitterness of my soul — that I am so corrupted and so distanced from the holiness of the Torah. And I have fallen to such disgraceful and foul places. Even so — my soul will exult in Hashem — will rejoice in His salvation and His great and awesome kindness.

For our soul has escaped like a bird from the disputes and the opposition against the true Tzadik — the Nachal Noavaya. Through whom there is hope for our future. And through his great power (one can) — he sweetens all the bitterness and repairs everything. And one can leap and jump over everything and dance with joy every single day — "The hosts of angels leap and leap" [Psalms 68:13]. And Rabbainu za.l. said before his most awesome passing: "When I go before you — what do you have to worry about?"