## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 48

###### Rashi on Psalms 48:2:1
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**בְּעִיר אֱלֹהֵינוּ.** לֶעָתִיד לָבֹא, כְּשֶׁיִּבְנֶה אֶת עִירוֹ, יִהְיֶה בִּשְׁבִילָהּ **גָּדוֹל וּמְהֻלָּל**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the city of our God** In the future, when He builds His city, He will be great and praised because of it.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:3:1
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**יְפֵה נוֹף.** עִיר שֶׁהוּא נוֹף יָפֶה, לְשׁוֹן נוֹף שֶׁל אִילָן. דָּבָר אַחֵר: כַּלַּת שֶׁל יוֹפִי, שֶׁכֵּן קוֹרִין בְּכַרְכֵּי הַיָּם לְכַלָּה נִינְפִי (ראש השנה כו.). וּמְנַחֵם חִבְּרוֹ כְּמוֹ ״שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַנָּפֶת״ (יהושע יז:יא), קוֹנְטְרִיאָ״ה בְּלַעַ״ז. אֲבָל דּוֹנָשׁ פָּתַר אוֹתוֹ לְשׁוֹן נוֹף שֶׁל אִילָן, וְנִקְרָא **הַר צִיּוֹן, יְפֵה נוֹף** כִּי הוּא הַר הַזֵּיתִים (ס״א אינו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The fairest of branches** Heb. יפר נוף, a city that is a fair branch; an expression of the branches (נוף) of a tree. Another explanation: A fair bride, for in the coastal cities they call a bride ninfe (nymphe in Greek) (R. H. 26a). Menachem (p. 124) associated it with (Josh. 17:11) “the three regions (הנפת)” (i. e., there [on Joshua] he explains that it means regions; as Rashi explains there: contree in French, a region. In this manner, Rashi explains in Joshua 11:3,) but Dunash (p. 34) defined it as an expression of a branch of a tree, and Mt. Zion was called “the fairest of branches” because it is (near—Shem Ephraim) the Mount of Olives.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:3:2
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**מְשׂוֹשׂ כָּל הָאָרֶץ.** וּמַה הִיא מְשׂוֹשָׂהּ? **יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן**, אַנְגְלָ״שׁ בְּלַעַ״ז, ״יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפוֹנָה״ (ויקרא א:יא) שֶׁשָּׁם שׁוֹחֲטִין חַטָּאוֹת וַאֲשָׁמוֹת, וּמִי שֶׁהָיָה עָצֵב עַל עֲבֵרוֹת שֶׁבְּיָדוֹ מֵבִיא חַטָּאוֹת וַאֲשָׁמוֹת וּמִתְכַּפֵּר לוֹ, וְהוּא יוֹצֵא מִשָּׁם שָׂמֵחַ; וְעַל יְדֵי הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת טוֹבָה בָּאָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the joy of the entire earth** Now what is its joy? The north side, angles in French, angle, corner. Redak (Shorashim) also defines it as corners, and so in Ezekiel (46:21). The northern side of the altar [was] where sin offerings and guilt offerings were slaughtered, and whoever was grieved because of the sins he had committed would bring a sin offering or a guilt offering, and he would be forgiven. He would then emerge happy, and the sacrifices would benefit the entire world.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:4:1
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**נוֹדַע לְמִשְׂגָּב.** כְּשֶׁיִּשְׁכֹּן בָּהּ לֶעָתִיד, יֹאמְרוּ כֵּן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**He is known as a stronghold** When He will dwell therein in the future, they will say this [will call Him thus].


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:5:1
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**הַמְּלָכִים נוֹעֲדוּ.** לְהִלָּחֵם עָלֶיהָ בְּמִלְחֶמֶת גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג (יחזקאל לח:א-ג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the kings have assembled** to wage war against it in the wars of Gog and Magog.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:5:2
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**עָבְרוּ יַחְדָּו.** לַמִּלְחָמָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they have passed together** to war.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:6:1
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**הֵמָּה רָאוּ.** אֶת הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא יוֹצֵא וְנִלְחָם בַּגּוֹיִם הָהֵם, **כֵּן תָּמָהוּ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**They saw** the Holy One, blessed be He, going forth and waging war against those nations, so they wondered.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:6:2
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**נֶחְפָּזוּ.** פוֹרְנְ״ט אָטוֹרְדִי״ץ בְּלַעַ״ז, כְּמוֹ ״וּבְפַחֲזוּתָם״ (ירמיהו כג:לב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they were bewildered** Feront etourdis in French, were stunned, as (Jer. 23:32): “and their bewilderment (ובפחזותם).”


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:8:1
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**בְּרוּחַ קָדִים.** הוּא לְשׁוֹן פּוּרְעָנוּת, שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא נִפְרָע בּוֹ מִן הָרְשָׁעִים, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וַיּוֹלֶךְ ה׳ אֶת הַיָּם בְּרוּחַ קָדִים וְגוֹ׳״ (שמות יד:כא). וְכֵן בְּצוֹר: ״רוּחַ הַקָּדִים שִׁבְּרֵךְ בְּלֵב יַמִּים״ (יחזקאל כז:כו). ״כְּרוּחַ קָדִים אֲפִיצֵם לִפְנֵי אוֹיֵב״ (ירמיהו יח:יז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**With an east wind** That is an expression of retribution, with which the Holy One, blessed be He, recompenses the wicked, as it is stated (Exod. 14:21): “and the Lord led the sea with a strong east wind, etc.” Similarly (Ezek. 16:27, 26): “The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas”; (Jer. 18:17), “Like an east wind, I will scatter you before the enemy.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:8:2
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**אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ.** הֵם שְׁכֵינֵי צוֹר, הִיא אַפְרִיקָא, וּמֵאֱדוֹם הִיא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the ships of Tarshish** They are the neighbors of Tyre, which is Africa, and it is of Edom.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:9:1
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**כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ.** הַנֶּחָמוֹת מִפִּי הַנְּבִיאִים **כֵּן רָאִינוּ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**As we have heard** the consolations from the mouth of the prophets, so have we seen [them].


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:10:1
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**דִּמִּינוּ אֱלֹהִים חַסְדֶּךָ.** הַנָּבִיא חוֹזֵר וּמִתְפַּלֵּל לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְאוֹמֵר: דִּמִּינוּ וְקִוִּינוּ אֶל חַסְדֶּךָ, לִרְאוֹת תְּשׁוּעָתְךָ זוֹ **בְּקֶרֶב הֵיכָלֶךָ.** וּמְנַחֵם פָּתַר אוֹתוֹ לְשׁוֹן מַחֲשָׁבָה, כְּמוֹ ״אַל תְּדַמִּי בְנַפְשֵׁךְ״ (אסתר ד:יג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**We have hoped, O Lord, for Your kindness** The prophet repeatedly prays to the Holy One, blessed be He, and says, “We hoped and waited for Your kindness, to see this Your salvation in the midst of Your Temple. Menachem (p. 65) interpreted it as an expression of thought, as (Esther 4: 13): “Do not think (אל תדמי).”


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:11:1
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**כְּשִׁמְךָ אֱלֹהִים כֵּן תְּהִלָּתְךָ.** כַּאֲשֶׁר שִׁמְךָ גָּדוֹל, כֵּן תְּהִלָּתְךָ גָּדוֹל בְּפִי כֹּל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**As is Your name, O God, so is Your praise** Just as Your name is great, so is Your praise great in everyone’s mouth.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:12:1
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**תָּגֵלְנָה בְּנוֹת יְהוּדָה.** כָּל שְׁאָר עָרֵי יְהוּדָה הֵם לְצִיּוֹן בָּנוֹת, כְּמוֹ ״וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת קְנָת וְאֶת בְּנֹתֶיהָ״ (במדבר לב:מב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the daughters of Judah shall exult** All the other cities of Judah are as daughters to Zion, as (Num. 32:42): “and he captured Kenath and its daughters.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:12:2
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**לְמַעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ.** שֶׁתַּעֲשֶׂה דִּין בָּאֻמּוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for the sake of Your judgments** That You perform judgment upon the nations.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:13:1
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**סֹבּוּ צִיּוֹן.** אַתֶּם, הַבּוֹנִים אוֹתָהּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Encompass Zion** You who are building it.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:13:2
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**סִפְרוּ.** לְשׁוֹן מִנְיָן: דְּעוּ כַּמָּה מִגְדָּלִים רְאוּיִים לָהּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**count** Heb. ספרו, an expression of counting. You should know how many towers it requires.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:14:1
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**לְחֵילָה.** לְחוֹמוֹתֶיהָ, כְּמוֹ ״חֵיל וְחוֹמָה״ (איכה ב:ח):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to its walls** Heb. לחילה, to its walls, as (Lam. 2:8): “rampart (חיל) and wall.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:14:2
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**פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ.** הַגְבִּיהוּ בִּירְנִיּוֹתֶיהָ, כְּמוֹ ״אַשְׁדּוֹת הַפִּסְגָּה״ (דברים ג:יז) דִּמְתַרְגְּמִינָן ״רָמָתָא״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**raise its palaces** Heb. פסגו, raise its palaces, as (Deut. 3:17): “beneath the rapids of the elevation,” which is translated רָמָתָא, the high place.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:14:3
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**לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ.** אֶת גָּבְהָהּ וְאֶת יָפְיָהּ **לְדוֹר** שֶׁאַחֲרֵיכֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in order that you may tell** its height and its beauty to the generation after you.


###### Rashi on Psalms 48:15:1
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**עַלְמוּת.** כְּאָדָם הַמַּנְהִיג אֶת בְּנוֹ קָטָן לְאַט, וּמְנַחֵם פָּתַר אוֹתוֹ לְשׁוֹן עוֹלָם, וְכֵן פִּתְרוֹנוֹ **יְנַהֲגֵנוּ** לְעוֹלָמִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**as in youth** Heb. על-מות, as a man who leads his young son slowly. Menachem (p. 133) interpreted it as an expression of eternity, and so is its interpretation: will lead us to eternity.