It is this that is written: (Gen. 1:10) And ELQYM called the dry land earth’, to make vegetation and fruits, which are the Holy Land of Israel below. It is this that is written: (Gen. 1:11) And ELQYM said: let the earth sprout vegetation...
And the Middle Pillar, when it ascends to Father and Mother, to bring-down sustenance from there, its ‘sound’ voice rises over all those rivers and springs. And when its voice descends, it descends over all those rivers and springs of the Torah. It is this that is written: (Ps. 93:3) The rivers have raised, Y”Y, the rivers have raised their voice...