## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 116

###### Rashi on Psalms 116:1:1
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**אָהַבְתִּי כִּי יִשְׁמַע ה׳ אֶת קוֹלִי.** כָּךְ אָמַר דָּוִד לְאַחַר שֶׁנִּפְטַר שָׁאוּל וְהוּא מָלַךְ, **שׁוּבִי נַפְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָיְכִי כִּי ה׳ גָּמַל עָלָיְכִי, חֶסֶד**, וְלָךְ קוֹנִי אֲנִי מִתְאַוֶּה, **כִּי חִלַּצְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִמָּוֶת**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I wished that the Lord would hear my voice** So did David say after Saul’s demise, when he became king, “Return, my soul, to your resting place, for the Lord has bestowed kindness upon you.” And to You, my Master, I pine, for You extricated my soul from death.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:1:2
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**אָהַבְתִּי כִּי יִשְׁמַע ה׳.** תָּאַבְתִּי שֶׁיִּשְׁמַע ה׳ אֶת קוֹלִי (ס״א אינו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I wished that the Lord would hear** Heb. אהבתי, I wished (תאבתי) that God would hear my voice.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:2:1
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**וּבְיָמַי אֶקְרָא.** בִּימֵי צָרָתִי אֶקְרָאֶנּוּ, וּבִימֵי גְּאֻלָּתִי אֲשַׁבְּחֶנּוּ (תנחומא, יתרו טז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I shall call out in my days** In the days of my distress I shall call Him, and in the days of my redemption I shall praise Him.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:3:1
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**חֶבְלֵי מָוֶת.** חֲבוּרוֹת אוֹיְבֵינוּ הַמְּבַקְשִׁים לַהֲמִיתֵנִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**bands of death** Heb. חבלי, bands of enemies who sought to kill me.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:3:2
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**חֶבְלֵי מָוֶת.** ״חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל״ (תהלים יח:ו) – כֻּלָּם לְשׁוֹן חֲבוּרוֹת הֵם, כְּמוֹ ״חֶבֶל נְבִיאִים״ (שמואל א י:ה):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
[The expressions] חבלי מות, חבלי שאוֹל, are all an expression of bands, like (I Sam. 10:5): “a band of (חבל) prophets.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:3:3
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**וּמְצָרֵי שְׁאוֹל.** גְּבוּלֵי שְׁאוֹל:


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:9:1
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**בְּאַרְצוֹת הַחַיִּים.** אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁגֵּרְשׁוּנִי אוֹיְבַי וְרוֹדְפַי מִמֶּנָּה בִּימֵי שָׁאוּל, וְעַל כָּרְחָם חָזַרְתִּי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the lands of the living** The land of Israel, for my enemies and my pursuers chased me out of it in the days of Saul, and against their will, I returned.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:10:1
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**הֶאֱמַנְתִּי כִּי אֲדַבֵּר.** הֶאֱמַנְתִּי אֶת דִּבְרֵי צִיבָא שֶׁאָמַר עַל מְפִיבֹשֶׁת, כְּשֶׁאֲדַבֵּר ״הִנֵּה לְךָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר לִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת״ (שמואל ב טז:ד). אָז **אֲנִי עָנִיתִי מְאֹד.** דִּבַּרְתִּי קָשֶׁה וְנַעֲנֵיתִי לְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I believed so that I spoke** I believed the words of Ziba which he spoke about Mephibosheth, so that I should say (II Sam. 16:4), “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Then I humbled myself exceedingly. I had spoken harshly, and I submitted myself to you [Mephibosheth].


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:11:1
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**אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְחָפְזִי.** לָנוּס מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם (שמואל ב טו:יד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I said in my haste** to flee from before Absalom.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:11:2
[Rashi on Psalms 116:11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/116:11:2)

**כָּל הָאָדָם כֹּזֵב.** וּבוֹגֵד בְּאוֹהֵב בּוֹ, כִּי רָאִיתִי אֶת בְּנִי בּוֹגֵד בִּי וּמְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת נַפְשִׁי, וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל גּוֹמְלִים לִי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה. לְפִיכָךְ הֶאֱמַנְתִּי לְצִיבָא וְאָמַרְתִּי: אַף מְפִיבֹשֶׁת כּוֹזֵב וּבוֹגֵד בִּי (שמואל ב טז:ד). כָּל לְשׁוֹן כָּזָב אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא לְשׁוֹן חֶסְרוֹן מִבְטָח שֶׁבָּטְחוּ עָלָיו, פילנ״צא בְּלַעַ״ז, כְּמוֹ (ישעיה נח:יא) ״אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְכַזְּבוּ מֵימָיו״. וְיֵשׁ פּוֹתְרִין אוֹתוֹ **אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְחָפְזִי** בְּסֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת, שֶׁהָיוּ שָׁאוּל וַאֲנָשָׁיו עוֹטְרִין עָלַי וְאֶל אֲנָשַׁי לְתָפְשֵׂנִי, וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר ״וַיְהִי דָוִד נֶחְפָּז לָלֶכֶת״ (שמואל א כג:כו). **כָּל אָדָם כֹּזֵב**, אַף שְׁמוּאֵל הַנָּבִיא שֶׁהוּא נֶאֱמָן לְנָבִיא אַף הוּא כּוֹזֵב, שֶׁמְּשָׁחַנִי לְמֶלֶךְ (מצאתי):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**“All men are liars”** Heb. כזב, [meaning that one] betrays his friend, for I saw my son betray me and seek my life, and [I saw] all Israel repay me with evil for good; therefore, I believed Ziba and said that Mephibosheth also lies and betrays me. Every expression of כָּזָב is purely an expression of lack of trust that they trusted in him; falenze in Old French, betrayal, deceit, like (Isa. 58:11): “whose water does not fail (יכזבו).” Others interpret it: **I said in my haste** at the Rock of the Divisions, when Saul and his men were encircling me and my men, to seize me, and there it says (I Sam. 23:26): “and David was hastening to get away.” **“All men are liars”** Even the prophet Samuel, who is faithful as a prophet, even he is a deceiver, for he anointed me king.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:13:1
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**כּוֹס יְשׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂא.** אָבִיא הַנְּסָכִים עַל הַתּוֹדוֹת שֶׁנָּדַרְתִּי, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר **לְךָ אֶזְבַּח זֶבַח תּוֹדָה**, וְעַל אוֹתוֹ הַכּוֹס בְּשִׁמְךָ **אֶקְרָא** עַל הַיְשׁוּעָה זוֹ. שֶׁכֵּן אֵין הַלֵּוִי אוֹמֵר שִׁירָה אֶלָּא עַל הַיַּיִן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I shall lift up a cup of salvations** I shall bring the libations for the thanksgiving offerings that I vowed, as he says, “To You I shall slaughter a thanksgiving offering,” and on that cup I shall call out about this salvation, for the Levite does not recite a song unless over the wine [libations].


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:14:1
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**נֶגְדָה נָּא לְכָל עַמּוֹ.** נֶגֶד כָּל עַמּוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the presence of all His people** Heb. נגדה, in the presence of (נגד) all His people.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:15:1
[Rashi on Psalms 116:15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/116:15:1)

**יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי ה׳.** הֶרְאַנִי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שֶׁדָּבָר קָשֶׁה וְכָבֵד הוּא בְּעֵינָיו לְהָמִית אֶת **חֲסִידָיו**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Difficult in the eyes of the Lord** The Holy One, blessed be He, showed me that it is a difficult thing and heavy in His eyes to kill His pious ones.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:15:2
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**הַמָּוְתָה.** הַמָּוֶת, כְּמוֹ ״הַבַּיְתָה״ (בראשית לט:יא), ״הַחוּצָה״ (בראשית לט:יב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the death** המותה, the death (המות), [the final “hey” being superfluous] like (Gen. 39:11, 12): “into the house (הביתה)...outside (החוצה).”


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:16:1
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**עַבְדְּךָ בֶּן אֲמָתֶךָ.** אֵינוֹ דּוֹמֶה תַּרְבּוּת עֶבֶד הַלָּקוּחַ מִן הַשּׁוּק לִילוּד מִשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁבַּבַּיִת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Your servant the son of Your maidservant** There is no comparison between the training of a slave who was bought in the market and one who was born to a maidservant in the house.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:16:2
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**פִּתַּחְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָי.** הִתַּרְתָּ מֵעַל צַוָּארִי מוֹסֵרוֹת וּמוֹטוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You loosed my thongs** You untied from my neck the bars and the thongs.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:17:1
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**זֶבַח תּוֹדָה.** זִבְחֵי הוֹדָיָה עַל הַנִּסִּים שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ לִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**thanksgiving** Sacrifices of thanksgiving for the miracles that You performed for me.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:18:1
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**נְדָרַי.** קָרְבָּנוֹת שֶׁנָּדַרְתִּי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**my vows** The sacrifices that I vowed.


###### Rashi on Psalms 116:19:1
[Rashi on Psalms 116:19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/116:19:1)

**בְּתוֹכֵכִי.** כְּמוֹ בְּתוֹכֵךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in your midst** Heb. בתוככי, like בְּתוֹכֵךְ.