זוהר, פנחס פ׳Zohar, Pinchas 80

Segment 1א׳

וְתוּ אִתְּמַר בְּחִבּוּרָא קַדְמָאָה, (תהילים ס׳:א׳) מִכְתָּם לְדָוִד, סִימָנָא דְּאַחְזִיאוּ לֵיהּ לְדָוִד, כַּד שָׁדַר לְיוֹאָב לַאֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם וּלְאֲרָם צּוֹבָה לְאַגָחָא בְּהוּ קְרָבָא. אָמַר רַעְיָא מְהֵימָנָא, שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת: דָּא סַהֲדוּתָא דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא, דְּאִיהוּ שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת. דְּאִיהִי סַהֲדוּתָא דְּקַיְּימָא עֲלָן, וְסָהִידַת עֲלָן קַמֵּי מַלְכָּא, וְדַרְגִּין עִלָּאִין קַדִישִׁין בַּהֲדָהּ, וְסִיַּיעְתָּא קַדִישָׁא לְתוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא. אָמַר רַעְיָא מְהֵימְנָא, שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת דְּאִינּוּן סָהֲדִין עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּאִינּוּן אֵבָרִים, וְאִיהִי נִשְׁמְתָא עָלַיְיהוּ. אִיהוּ סִיַּיעְתָּא דִּשְׁמַיָּא. דְּאִתְּמַר בָּהּ, (מלכים א ח׳:ל״ב) וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע הַשָּׁמַיִם. אִיהִי סִיַּעְתָּא קַדִישְׁתָא, (ומנה תלייא) דְּאִתְּמַר עָלָהּ תַּנְיָא דִּמְסַיֵּיעַ לָךְ.

And further, it has been said in the first composition: “Michtam of David” (Ps. 60, 1) — a sign that was shown to David when he sent Joab to Aram-naharaim and to Aram-zobah, to wage war on them. The Faithful Shepherd said: Shushan Eduth — this is the testimony of the Shekinah, for she is Shushan Eduth: she is the testimony that stands over us and testifies of us before the King, and holy supernal grades are with her, and a holy help for praise. The Faithful Shepherd said: Shushan Eduth — for these are witnesses concerning Israel, who are limbs, and she is the soul over them. It is the help of Heaven, of which it is said, “then hear in heaven” (I Kings 8, 32). She is the holy help (a variant adds: and on her it depends), of which it is said: There is a teaching that supports you.

Segment 2ב׳

(במדבר כ״ד:כ״א) אֵיתָן מוֹשָׁבֶךָ וְשִׂים בַּסֶּלַע קִנֶּךָ. אֵיתָ"ן: תַּנְיָ"א. תַּמָּן קִנָּא דְּנִשְׁרָא עִלָּאָה, וְאִיהִי שְׁכִינְתָּא. וְעָלָהּ אִתְּמַר, (דברים ל״ב:י״א) כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעִיר קִנּוֹ עַל גּוֹזָלָיו יְרַחֵף, דְּאִינּוּן שׁוֹנֵי הֲלָכוֹת וּמִשְׁנָיוֹת. וְכָל דִּבּוּר וְדִבּוּר דְּנָפִיק מִפּוּמוֹי דְּהַהוּא תַּנְיָ"א, דְּאַפִּיק בֵּין לִשְׁמָא דִּידוָֹד, בֵּין בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, בֵּין בִּצְּלוֹתָא, בֵּין בִּבְרָכָה, בֵּין בְּכָל פִּקּוּדָא וּפִקּוּדָא, מַה כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ. יִפְרוֹשׂ כְּנָפָיו, הַהוּא נִשְׁרָא דְּהוּא דִּבּוּר, דְּבֵיהּ יְהוָֹ"ה.

“Firm (eitan) is your dwelling place, and set your nest in the rock” (Num. 24, 21). Eitan: tanya (a teacher). There is the nest of the supernal eagle, and she is the Shekinah; and of her it is said, “As an eagle that stirs up his nest, hovers over his young” (Deut. 32, 11) — these are those who learn halachoth and mishnayot. And every utterance that goes forth from the mouth of that teacher, which he brings forth — whether for the name of the Tetragrammaton, whether in the Torah, whether in prayer, whether in blessing, whether in each and every precept — what is written of it? “He spreads abroad his wings”: that eagle which is the utterance, in which is the Tetragrammaton.

Segment 3ג׳

יִקָּחֵהוּ יִשָּׂאֵהוּ עַל אֶבְרָתוֹ, מַאי עַל אֶבְרָתוֹ. עַל הַהוּא אֵבֶר דְּבַּר נָשׁ, (ס"א על ההוא נשרא) דְּבֵיהּ מִצְּוָה יְדוָֹ"ד, אִתְקְרֵי אֵבֶר דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא. וּבְגִין דָּא יִשָּׂאֵהוּ עַל אֶבְרָתוֹ. יִשָּׂאֵהוּ: כְּגוֹן (במדבר ו׳:כ״ה) יִשָּׂא יְדוָֹ"ד פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ.

“Takes them, bears them on his pinions.” What is “on his pinions”? On that limb of a man (a variant reads: on that eagle) in which is the commandment of the Tetragrammaton; it is called the limb of the Shekinah. And therefore, “bears them on his pinions.” “Bears them”: as in “The Lord lift up His countenance upon you” (Num. 6, 25).