Matthew Poole and continuators on Exodus 33:8

8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door and looked after Moses until he was gone into the tabernacle.

Testifying their grief for Gods departure, their respect to Moses whom they had lately despised, their earnest desire of his intercession for them, their longing for Gods favour, and their humble expectation of a gracious return from God by the hands of Moses.