Sharing the Primordial Delights of Torah with God The rectified
essence of then “” in the Torah by studying Hassidism,as King
DavidPsalms,“If Your Torah was not my delights, then I would be
lost in my poverty.” This does refer to ; rather.The verse is
explained thus, “,, then I would be lost.” There are two
interpretations of what it means to learn Torah for its own
sake. The simple meaning is that a person has to learn Torah in
order to apply it. However, the deeper meaning is that one must
study Torah in order to reach a level that is above reality
altogether. This is the transcendent state of becoming a
partner, so to speak, together with God in experiencing the
delights of the Torah as God experienced them before the world
was created. The level of “If Your Torah was not my delights,
then I would be lost in my poverty” the level of studying Torah
for its own sake,“”The word “avad’ti”, “I would be lost,” also
has the connotation of committing suicide. We can thus
understand that someone at this level feels