You Cannot See My Face and the Hidden Reward of the Commandments

"And He said, You cannot see My face" (Exodus 33:20). Moses sought to grasp the reward given for the commandments and the tranquility of the wicked. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: "You cannot" and so on. And this expression denotes nothing other than the tranquility of the wicked, as it is said, "and He repays those who hate Him to their face" (Deuteronomy 7:10). The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: "And I will take away My hand" (Exodus 33:23). In this world I show you the reward given to those who fear Me, and in the world to come I will show the righteous the good that is stored away for them. David said, "How great is Your goodness" and so on (Psalms 31:20).