"At the commandment of Hashem they remained encamped"
Here Moses emphasizes strongly the number twelve, as manifested in the twelve boundaries, the twelve countenances and the twelve tribes. He talks about the three living creatures, lion, ox and eagle, each with its four aspects. We learn that for whoever produces merits in order to receive a reward, God comes down in the Chariot of the servant Metatron and with His four guards, the archangels. But for whoever produces merits not for the sake of receiving a reward, He descends in His own Chariot. Finally Moses says that God descends upon the wicked with their deeds, with demons, harmful spirits and destructive angels with the Chariot, in order to take revenge on them.
57. "At the commandment of Hashem they remained encamped, and at the commandment of Hashem they journeyed: they kept the charge of Hashem." (Bemidbar 9:23). THIS VERSE CONTAINS THREE NAMES OF YUD HEI VAV HEI, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE THREE YUD'S MENTIONED ABOVE, since each Yud has four faces, MEANING FOUR LETTERS OF YUD HEI VAV HEI. THIS IS THE SECRET OF THE TWELVE BOUNDARIES THAT CONTAIN ALL PERFECTION, WHICH ARE THE FOUR LETTERS OF YUD HEI VAV HEI, CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET AND MALCHUT. WITHIN EACH ONE, THERE ARE THREE YUD'S; THAT IS, THREE COLUMNS FOR A TOTAL OF TWELVE. HE EXPLAINS FURTHER: There are three living creatures corresponding to the three Yud's, MEANING THE THREE COLUMNS CALLED 'LION,' 'OX' AND 'EAGLE.' And there are four aspects to each living creature, THAT IS, TO EACH COLUMN in accordance with the four aspects of Yud Hei Vav Hei, MEANING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOUR LETTERS OF YUD HEI VAV HEI, WHICH ARE CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET AND MALCHUT, THE TWELVE BOUNDARIES. "At the commandment of Hashem they remained encamped, and at the commandment of Hashem they journeyed," THAT IS, IN HARMONY WITH THE PERFECTION OF THE TWELVE BOUNDARIES.
57. עַל פִּי יְיָ' יַחֲנוּ וְעַל פִּי יְיָ' יִסָּעוּ אֶת מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְיָ' שָׁמָרוּ. דְּכָל י' אִית לָהּ ד' אַנְפִּין, ג' חִיוָון אִינּוּן, לָקֳבֵל תְּלַת יוֹדִין, וְד' אַנְפִּין לְכָל חַיָּה, לָקֳבֵל ד' אַנְפִּין דִּיְהֹוָ"ה, עַל פִּי יְיָ' יַחֲנוּ וְיִּסָּעוּ.
58. AFTER THE THREE YUD HEI VAV HEI: "AT THE COMMANDMENT OF HASHEM...AT THE COMMANDMENT OF HASHEM...THE CHARGE OF HASHEM." IT SAYS, "they kept," which is the Shechinah THAT RECEIVES FROM THESE THREE COLUMNS THAT ARE THE SECRET OF THE TWELVE BOUNDARIES. IT IS INDICATED IN THE WORDS "THEY KEPT," SINCE She keeps all those who keep the Shabbatot and holidays. Therefore, the Shechinah has not moved from Yisrael all the Shabbatot and holidays. This is true even on Shabbatot that are not on festive days, only She is shut up and closed in them, MEANING THAT SHE DOES NOT BESTOW PLENTY ON THE LOWER BEINGS. THAT IS NOT THE CASE ON SHABBATOT THAT OCCUR ON HOLIDAYS, WHEN HER PLENTY IS POURED IN GREAT ABUNDANCE.
58. שָׁמָרוּ, דָּא שְׁכִינְתָּא, דְּנַטְרָא לְאִינּוּן דִּשְׁמָרֵי שַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים, דבג"כ לָא זָזָה שְׁכִינָה מִיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכָל שַׁבָּתוֹת ויו"ט, וַאֲפִילּוּ בְּשַׁבָּתוֹת דְּחוֹל, אֶלָּא דְּאִיהוּ סוֹגֶרֶת וּמְסוּגֶּרֶת בְּהוֹן.
59. At every prayer, she, MALCHUT, ascends to Yud Hei Vav Hei, THAT IS ZEIR ANPIN, until it reaches the Chariot of the Supreme Patriarchs, who are Chesed, Gvurah and Tiferet, which contain the twelve countenances corresponding to the twelve tribes. This is BECAUSE EACH ONE OF CHESED, GVURAH, AND TIFERET INCORPORATES FOUR COUNTENANCES, CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET AND MALCHUT, TOTALING TWELVE. According to her, MALCHUT advocates merits for all those who pray and have earned merits in each and every precept in the Torah. So they "remained encamped" over their merits and so they "journeyed" to their merits. Thus the "charge" is going down to them.
59. וּבְכָל צְלוֹתָא, אִיהוּ עוֹלָה לַיְדוָֹ"ד, עַד דְּמָטָאת לְמֶרְכַּבְתָּא דַּאֲבָהָן עִלָּאִין, דְּאִינּוּן: גְּדוּלָ"ה, גְּבוּרָ"ה, תִּפְאֶרֶ"ת, דְּאִית לְהוֹן תְּרֵיסָר אַנְפִּין, לָקֳבֵל תְּרֵיסָר שְׁבָטִין. וּכְפוּם דְּאִיהִי אוֹלִיפַת זְכוּת, עַל אִלֵּין מָארֵי צְלוֹתִין, וּמָארֵי זַכְוָון, בְּכָל פִּקּוּדָא וּפִקּוּדָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, הָכִי יַחֲנוּ עַל זַכְוָון דִּלְהוֹן וְכֵן יִסָּעוּ לְגַבַּיְיהוּ. וְהָכִי נַחְתָּא שְׁמִירָה לְגַבַּיְיהוּ.
60. HE EXPLAINS HIS WORDS: For those who produce merits in order to receive a reward, MEANING WAGE RECOMPENSE, the Holy One, blessed be He, comes down in the Chariot of the servant, THAT IS METATRON, and with His four guards, THAT ARE MICHAEL, GABRIEL, URIEL AND RAPHAEL. But for whoever produces merits not for the sake of receiving a reward, He descends in His own Chariot. To the wicked, He descends upon them with their deeds, with demons, harmful spirits, and destructive angels with the Chariot, in order to have revenge upon them. The scholars of the Mishnah said: Certainly it is so. Praised is your lot, Faithful Shepherd. End of Ra'aya Meheimna (the Faithful Shepherd).
60. אִינּוּן דְּעַבְדִין זַכְוָון עַל מְנָת לְקַבֵּל פְּרָס, נָחִית קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּמֶרְכַּבְתָּיה דְּעֲבַד, וּבְד' שׁוֹמְרִין דִּילֵיהּ, וּמַאן דְּעָבֵיד זַכְוָון שֶׁלֹא עַל מְנָת לְקַבֵּל פְּרָס, נָחִית עָלַיְיהוּ בְּמֶרְכַּבְתָּא דִּילֵיהּ. וּלְרַשִׁיעַיָּא נָחִית עָלַיְיהוּ בְּעוֹבָדַיְיהוּ, בְּאִינּוּן שֵׁדִּין וּמַזִּיקִין וּמַלְאֲכֵי חַבָּלָה בְּמֶרְכַּבְתָּא דִּלְהוֹן, לְאִתְפָּרְעָא מִנְּהוֹן. פָּתְחוּ מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין וְאָמְרוּ. וַדַּאי הָכִי הוּא, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקָךְ רַעְיָא מְהֵימָנָא. (ע"כ רעיא מהימנא)