| 1. For the conductor, a song about David. |
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א. לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד: |
| 2. O Lord, may the king rejoice with Your strength, and how greatly does he exult with Your salvation! |
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ב. יְהֹוָה בְּעָזְּךָ יִשְׂמַח מֶלֶךְ וּבִישׁוּעָתְךָ מַה יָּגֶל מְאֹד: |
| may the king rejoice with Your strength: Our Rabbis (Mid. Ps. 21:1) interpreted it as referring to the King Messiah, but the matter may correctly be interpreted further as referring to David himself, in order to refute the sectarians, Who expounded upon it, that after he took Batsheva, he said this Psalm. |
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| 3. You gave him his heart's desire, and the speech of his lips You have never withheld. |
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ג. תַּאֲוַת לִבּוֹ נָתַתָּה לּוֹ וַאֲרֶשֶׁת שְֹפָתָיו בַּל מָנַעְתָּ סֶּלָה: |
| and the speech of: Heb. וארשת, an expression of speech, which has no similar word. Menachem (p. 167), however, brought a [word] similar to it (Ezra 3:7): “by the authorization (ברשיון) of Cyrus, king of Persia.” |
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| 4. For You have preceded him with the blessings of the good man; You have placed a gold crown on his head. |
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ד. כִּי תְקַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכוֹת טוֹב תָּשִׁית לְרֹאשׁוֹ עֲטֶרֶת פָּז: |
| For You have preceded him with the blessings of the good man: Before I asked You, You preceded me with Your blessing through Nathan the prophet (in II Sam. 7: 12f.): “then I will raise up your seed… and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” |
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| You have placed a gold crown on his head: (As in II Sam. 12:30): “And he took the crown of Malkam… and it was [set] upon David’s head.” |
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| 5. He asked You for life; You gave it to him, length of days forever and ever. |
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ה. חַיִּים | שָׁאַל מִמְּךָ נָתַתָּה לּוֹ אֹרֶךְ יָמִים עוֹלָם וָעֶד: |
| He asked You for life: As I fled outside the Holy Land from before Saul, I would pray, “May I walk before the Lord in the lands of the living” (below 116:9). |
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| You gave it to him: For You restored me to the land of Israel. |
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| length of days: to his kingdom, for You said, “and I will establish the throne of your (sic) kingdom forever” (II Sam. 7:13). |
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| 6. His glory is great in Your salvation; majesty and beauty You place upon him. |
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ו. גָּדוֹל כְּבוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ הוֹד וְהָדָר תְּשַׁוֶּה עָלָיו: |
| You place: Heb. תשוה Menachem (p. 171) interpreted: תשוה, תשים, and תשית have the same meaning. |
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| 7. For You make him blessings forever; You shall make him happy with joy before You. |
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ז. כִּי תְשִׁיתֵהוּ בְרָכוֹת לָעַד תְּחַדֵּהוּ בְשִׂמְחָה אֶת פָּנֶיךָ: |
| You shall make him happy: Heb. תחדהו, an expression of חדוה, joy. |
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| before You: in Paradise. Our Rabbis, who interpreted it as referring to the King Messiah, brought proof on that matter (from Dan. 7:13): “and came to the Ancient of days and brought him near before Him.” Scripture also states (in Jer. 30: 21): “and I will bring him near, and he shall approach Me.” |
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| 8. For the king trusts in the Lord and in the loving- kindness of the Most High, that he should not falter. |
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ח. כִּי הַמֶּלֶךְ בֹּטֵחַ בַּיהֹוָה וּבְחֶסֶד עֶלְיוֹן בַּל יִמּוֹט: |
| that he should not falter: And he trusts in the loving-kindness of the Most High that he should not falter. |
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| 9. Your hand shall suffice for all Your enemies; Your right hand shall suffice for those who hate You. |
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ט. תִּמְצָא יָדְךָ לְכָל אֹיְבֶיךָ יְמִינְךָ תִּמְצָא שׂנְאֶיךָ: |
| Your hand shall suffice for all Your enemies: All the smiting of Your hand that You have to bring, bring upon Your enemies. |
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| 10. You shall place them as a fiery furnace at the time of Your anger; may the Lord destroy them with His wrath and may fire consume them. |
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י. תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ | כְּתַנּוּר אֵשׁ לְעֵת פָּנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה בְּאַפּוֹ יְבַלְּעֵם וְתֹאכְלֵם אֵשׁ: |
| at the time of Your anger: Heb. פניך, at the time of Your fury. |
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| destroy them with His wrath: This is a prayer. |
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| 11. You shall destroy their fruit from the earth and their seed from the sons of man. |
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יא. פִּרְיָמוֹ מֵאֶרֶץ תְּאַבֵּד וְזַרְעָם מִבְּנֵי אָדָם: |
| You shall destroy their fruit from the earth: He prays to the Holy One, blessed be He, that He destroy the descendants of the wicked Esau. |
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| 12. For they have directed evil against You; they have devised a plot that they cannot [execute]. |
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יב. כִּי נָטוּ עָלֶיךָ רָעָה חָשְׁבוּ מְזִמָּה בַּל יוּכָלוּ: |
| For they have directed evil against You: [This was said] regarding the wicked Titus, who said that he had killed Him. |
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| that they cannot: execute. |
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| 13. For You shall place them as a portion; with Your bowstrings You shall set [Your arrows] toward their faces. |
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יג. כִּי תְשִׁיתֵמוֹ שֶׁכֶם בְּמֵיתָרֶיךָ תְכוֹנֵן עַל פְּנֵיהֶם: |
| For You shall place them as a portion: For You shall place them as a portion, that Israel will divide their money, as it is stated (in Isa. 23: 18): “And her commerce and her hire shall be…” |
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| with Your bowstrings You shall set toward their faces: With the strings of Your bows, You shall aim Your arrows at their faces. |
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| 14. Exalt Yourself, O Lord, with Your strength; let us sing and chant of Your might. |
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יד. רוּמָה יְהֹוָה בְּעֻזֶּךָ נָשִׁירָה וּנְזַמְּרָה גְּבוּרָתֶךָ: |
| Exalt Yourself, O Lord, with Your strength: over those who rise up [against You], and let us sing and chant. |
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