Geulah in the Merit of Torah and Tehillim:
Sefer Igra D’Kallah writes that the last letters of the words “eileh shemos bnei Yisroel haba’im Mitzrayma es Yaakov ish u’beiso” spell the words “Tehillim Teshuva”. This is a hint to the fact that, as is well-known, the exile in Egypt contained aspects of all future exiles. To this end, the word “Mitzrayim” connotes “meitzar” and “tzar”, i.e., the stress and pain of exile. Therefore, even though the pasuk is discussing the golus in Mitzrayim, it is teaching us a lesson that is relevant for every golus.
The way to emerge from golus is through Torah and teshuva. Teshuva is something that all people can do. In fact, one can even do teshuva through thought alone, as is seen from the Gemara (Kiddushin 49B) that says: “If a man marries a lady on the condition that he is a complete tzadik, the marriage is binding even if he is a rasha because we assume that he had thoughts of teshuva.” The same cannot be said about Torah. One who does not know how to learn will be unable to engage in Torah study. So how can such a person merit a geulah? The answer is that he should recite Tehillim, as Hashem told Dovid Hamelech that when one says Tehillim it is considered as if he is immersed in learning Negaim and Ohalos (Socher Tov, Mizmor 1). This teaches us that when one recites Tehillim, he has fulfilled the mitzvah of learning Torah. This is hinted to in this verse, that hints that Tehillim and teshuva are a way to be redeemed from golus.
This is one of the reasons why chasidim enthusiastically recite Tehillim every day and whenever they find the time. During the holy days of Shovavim, it is certainly praiseworthy to recite Tehillim and, thereby, provide great benefit to the world.
