Tafsiran yang Mengutip untuk Mazmur 85:12

וישקיפו על פני סדום, “they looked down at the city of Sodom facing them;” according to Rashi, every time when the expression: השקפה occurs in the Holy Scriptures it has a negative connotation with the exception of Deuteronomy 26,15: השקיפה ממעון קדשך, “look down benignly from Your holy residence in heaven.” Our author questions Rashi by quoting Song of Songs: 6,10, מי זאת הנשקפת, “who is she who shines like the dawn,” as not having a negative connotation; he also quotes: Lamentations 3,50: עד ישקיף ויראה, “until He looks down from heaven and beholds;” a third example where the word השקפה occurs in a benign mode is Psalms 85,12 וצדק משמים נשקף, “and righteousness looks down from heaven.”

Some say that the [letter] vav in and may He give [veyiten] indicates that a person should not rely on miracles, but rather should do their part to the best of their ability, and whatever nature lacks, the miracle will complete — as our Sages said (Sifrei Re’eh 15:18), “One might think [this applies] even if one sits idle? That is why Scripture states in all that you do.” Therefore it says and may He give, meaning: after you have already done everything within your power to do, then God will also give to you from His good treasury, as it is written (Psalms 85:12): Truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven; Also the Lord will give what is good, etc. For initially you must perform your action, specifically with truth, because God will not send His help to one who acts with human schemes that are neither righteous nor truthful and just. However, to one who engages in truth and faith, God will complete His holy assistance. And when human actions first spring forth from the earth, then by way of kindness, God looks down from His heights — and with what does He look down? Also the Lord will also give what is good, and our land will yield its produce. With the word also [gam], the entire matter is sealed, and it is self-evident.