43. "And Hashem went before them by day" (Shemot 13:21). Rabbi Yosi opened the discussion, saying: "To the Chief Musician upon the hind of dawn. A psalm of David" (Tehilim 22:1). How beloved is the Torah before the Holy One, blessed be He, for anyone who is occupied with Torah is beloved above and below. The Holy One, blessed be He, hearkens to his words, He does not forsake him in this world and He does not forsake him in the World to Come.
43. וַיְיָ' הוֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם יוֹמָם. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי פָּתַח, לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד. כַּמָּה חֲבִיבָא אוֹרַיְיתָא קָמֵיהּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּכָל מַאן דְּאִשְׁתָּדַּל בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, רָחִים הוּא לְעֵילָּא, רָחִים הוּא לְתַתָּא, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אָצִית לֵיהּ לְמִלוּלוֹי, לָא שָׁבִיק לֵיהּ בְּהַאי עָלְמָא וְלָא שָׁבִיק לֵיהּ בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.
47. When the morning arrives, the Congregation of Yisrael comes, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and delights with the Holy One, blessed be He. And He extends the scepter of kindness not only to Her, but to all those who join her. We have learned it is written, "Yet Hashem will command His steadfast love in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me" (Tehilim 42:9). THIS MEANS THAT THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, DRAWS A THREAD OF KINDNESS DURING THE DAY FOR HE WHO OCCUPIES HIMSELF WITH TORAH DURING THE NIGHT. THEREFORE, MALCHUT is called 'the hind of dawn,' SINCE SHE PRAISES THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, DURING THE NIGHT WITH THE PRAISE OF TORAH.
47. וְכַד אָתֵי צַפְרָא, כ"י אַתְיָא וּמִשְׁתַּעְשְׁעָא בֵּיהּ בְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְאוֹשִׁיט לָהּ לְגַבָּהּ שַׁרְבִיטָא דְּחֶסֶד, וְלָא עָלָּה בִּלְחוֹדָהָא, אֶלָּא עָלָּה, וְעַל אִינּוּן דְּמִשְׁתַּתְּפִין בַּהֲדָהּ, וְהָא אִתְּמַר דִּכְתִּיב, יוֹמָם יְצַוֶּה יְיָ' חַסְדּוֹ וּבַלַּיְלָה וְגוֹ.' וְעַל דָּא אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר אִקְרֵי.