8170. And Moses said unto the people. That this signifies elevation from a state of despair by means of truth Divine, is evident from what now follows, which Moses "said," and which involves elevation from a state of despair. It is said "by truth Divine," because all elevation in a state of temptations is effected by means of truth Divine. (That in the internal representative sense truth Divine is meant by "Moses," see n. 6752, 7010, 7014, 7089.)