יְֽהוָ֗ה מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ הִשְׁקִ֪יף עַֽל־בְּנֵי־אָ֫דָ֥ם לִ֭רְאוֹת הֲיֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל דֹּ֝רֵשׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
Il Signore dal cielo ha guardato giù sui figli dell'uomo, per vedere se vi fosse qualcuno assennato che cercasse Dio.
Ezra ben Solomon
Who is this who appears [ha-nishkafah]? A reference to shekhinah, as Scripture says: “The Lord looked forth [hishkif] from heaven at the children of man” [Ps. 14:2];198Shekhinah is the power of providence, coming forth from “heaven” or tiferet. “Look forth [hashkifah] from Your holy dwelling” [Deut. 26:15].