## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 108

###### Rashi on Psalms 108:2:1
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**נָכוֹן לִבִּי.** נֶאֱמָן עִמְּךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**My heart is steadfast** faithful with You.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:2:2
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**אַף כְּבוֹדִי.** הוּא מַה שֶּׁאֲנִי מְשׁוֹרֵר לְךָ. דָּבָר אַחֵר: **אַף כְּבוֹדִי.** אַף לְפִי כְבוֹדִי לֹא אֶמָּנַע לְשׁוֹרֵר לוֹ, וְלֹא אֲחַלֵּק לְעַצְמִי כָּבוֹד:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**even my glory** Even my glory is what I sing to You. Another explanation: **Even my glory** Even according to my honor, I shall not hesitate to sing to Him, and I shall not take glory for myself.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:3:1
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**אָעִירָה שָּׁחַר.** דֶּרֶךְ שְׁאָר מְלָכִים, הַשַּׁחַר מְעוֹרְרָם, וַאֲנִי מְעוֹרֵר אֶת הַשַּׁחַר; שֶׁאֲנִי קָם חֲצוֹת לַיְלָה (תהלים קיט:סב), שֶׁהַנֵּבֶל וְהַכִּנּוֹר מְעוֹרְרֵנִי; כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (ברכות ג:): כִּנּוֹר הָיָה תָּלוּי לְמַעְלָה מִמִּטָּתוֹ שֶׁל דָּוִד; כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִגִּיעַ חֲצִי הַלַּיְלָה, רוּחַ צְפוֹנִית מְנַשֶּׁבֶת בּוֹ, וְהוּא מְנַגֵּן מֵאֵלָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I shall awaken the dawn** It is the custom of other kings that the dawn awakens them, but I awaken the dawn, for I rise at midnight, when the psaltery and the harp awaken me, as our Rabbis said (Ber. 3b): A harp was suspended above David’s bed. As soon as midnight arrived, the north wind would blow on it and it would play by itself.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:5:1
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**מֵעַל שָׁמַיִם.** וְכָתוּב אֶחָד אוֹמֵר **עַד שָׁמַיִם** (תהלים נז:יא)? פֵּרְשׁוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (פסחים נ:): כָּאן בְּעוֹשִׂין לִשְׁמָהּ, כָּאן בְּעוֹשִׂין שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**above the heavens** and one verse says (above 57:11): “is up to the heavens.” Our Rabbis explained: This one speaks of those who perform [a commandment] for its sake [i.e., for the sole purpose of obeying the Torah], and that one deals with those who perform [the commandments] with ulterior motives.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:7:1
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**וַעֲנֵנִי.** שֶׁכָּל עַמְּךָ וִידִידֶיךָ תְּלוּיִין בִּי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and answer me** for all Your people and Your beloved ones are dependent upon me.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:8:1
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**אֱלֹהִים דִּבֶּר בְּקָדְשׁוֹ.** שֶׁאֶמְלֹךְ וְיָבֹא הָעֵת וְאֶעֱלֹז בִּדְבָרוֹ (תהלים ס:ח):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**God spoke with His holiness** that I would reign and that the time would come that I would rejoice in His word.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:8:2
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**אֲחַלְּקָה שְׁכֶם.** אֲחַלְּקָה אֶרֶץ אוֹיְבִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, שְׁכֶם חֵלֶק כְּמוֹ (בראשית מח:כב) ״שְׁכֶם אַחַד עַל אַחֶיךָ״ (**וְעֵמֶק סֻכּוֹת אֲמַדֵּד**):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**that I would allot a portion** I shall divide the land of my enemies to Israel, like (Gen. 48: 22): “one portion (שכם) more than your brethren.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:10:1
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**מוֹאָב סִיר רַחְצִי.** כְּלוֹמַר: עַבְדִּי וְשַׁמָּשִׁי, כִּכְלִי תַשְׁמִישׁ שֶׁמִּשְׁתַּמְּשִׁין בּוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Moab is my washbasin** i.e., my slaves and my servants, like a utensil that people use.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:10:2
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**עַל אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ.** עֲבוֹדָתִי, שֶׁיִּהְיוּ מַלְכֵיהֶם נוֹטְלִין מִנְעָלַי בְּרַגְלִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**on Edom I shall cast** my servitude, that their kings should put my shoes on my feet.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:10:3
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**אֶתְרוֹעָע.** אָרִיעַ לָהֶם קוֹל לְיָרְאָם מִפָּנַי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I shall shout** I shall raise my voice to them to frighten them.


###### Rashi on Psalms 108:11:1
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**מִי יֹבִילֵנִי.** לִימוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ לִפְשׁוֹט יָד בְּעֵשָׂו בְּעָרֵי מִבְצָרִים, **מִי שֶׁנָּחַנִי** כְּבָר עַל **אֱדוֹם** שֶׁהִכִּיתִי בָהֶם ״בְּגֵיא מֶלַח שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר אֶלֶף״ (שמואל ב ח:יג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Who will bring me** in the time of the Messiah, to stretch forth my hand upon Esau in his fortified cities? **He Who** Who led us already upon Edom, that I smote them in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.