## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 57

###### Rashi on Psalms 57:1:1
[Rashi on Psalms 57:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/57:1:1)

**לַמְנַצֵּחַ אַל תַּשְׁחֵת.** כָּךְ כִּנָּה דָּוִד הַמִּזְמוֹר הַזֶּה בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁהָיָה קָרוֹב לָמוּת, וְיִסֵּד מִזְמוֹר זֶה לֵאמֹר: אַל תַּשְׁחֵת אוֹתִי ה׳:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**For the conductor, al tashcheth** David called this psalm by this name because he was near death, and he established this psalm, saying, “Do not destroy me, O Lord.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:2:1
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**חָנֵּנִי, חָנֵּנִי.** חָנֵּנִי שֶׁלֹּא אֶהֱרֹג וְשֶׁלֹּא אֵהָרֵג (שמואל א כד:יא):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Be gracious to me, etc., be gracious to me** that I should neither kill nor be killed.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:2:2
[Rashi on Psalms 57:2:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/57:2:2)

**עַד יַעֲבֹר הַוּוֹת.** עַד תַּעֲבֹר הָרָעָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**until the destruction passes** Heb. הוות, until the evil passes.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:4:1
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**חֵרֵף שֹׁאֲפִי.** וְיוֹשִׁיעֵנִי מֵחֶרְפַּת שֹׁאֲפִי הָאוֹמֵר לְבָלְעֵנִי. שֹׁאֲפִי גּוֹלוֹשְׁנְטְמוֹ״י בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from the disgrace of him who yearns to swallow me up** And He will save me from the disgrace of ֹשֹאַפִי, who says to swallow me up, golosa moy in Old French, longs to swallow me up. (See above 56: 2.)


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:5:1
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**נַפְשִׁי בְּתוֹךְ לְבָאִם.** אַבְנֵר וְעַמָשָׂא, שֶׁהָיוּ לְבָאִים בַּתּוֹרָה וְאֵינָם מוֹחִים בְּשָׁאוּל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**My soul is among lions** Abner and Amassa, who were “lions” [leaders] the in Torah, and who do not protest against Saul.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:5:2
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**אֶשְׁכְּבָה לוֹהֲטִים.** אֶשְׁכְּבָה בְּלוֹהֲטִים, אַנְפַנְבְּלוֹיְיאַנְ״ץ בְּלַעַ״ז, בֵּין הַזִּיפִים שֶׁלּוֹהֲטִים אַחַר לָשׁוֹן הָרָע (שמואל א כג:יט-כ):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I lie among men who are aflame** En flanboyanz, or enflamoyonz, among those who are flaming. Among the Ziphim, who are aflame after slander.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:6:1
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**רוּמָה עַל הַשָּׁמַיִם.** הִסְתַּלֵּק מִן הַתַּחְתּוֹנִים, שֶׁאֵינָם כְּדַי שֶׁתִּשְׁרֶה שְׁכִינָתְךָ בֵּינֵיהֶם, וְ**עַל הָאָרֶץ** תִּתְכַּבֵּד בָּזוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Be exalted above the heavens** Withdraw from the earthlings, who are unworthy of having Your Shechinah rest among them, and on the earth You shall be honored by this.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:7:1
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**כָּפַף נַפְשִׁי.** הָאוֹיֵב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**he bent down my soul** i.e., the enemy.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:7:2
[Rashi on Psalms 57:7:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/57:7:2)

**נָפְלוּ בְתוֹכָהּ.** סוֹפָן לִיפּוֹל בְּתוֹכָהּ. כָּפַף קְלִינָ״א בְּלַעַ״ז, לְשׁוֹן ״וְזוֹקֵף לְכָל הַכְּפוּפִים״ (תהלים קמה:יד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they will fall into it** They will ultimately fall into it. כפף is cline, or clina in Old French, bent, bent down, an expression of (below 145:14): “and straightens all who are bent down (הכפופים).”


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:8:1
[Rashi on Psalms 57:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/57:8:1)

**נָכוֹן לִבִּי אֱלֹהִים נָכוֹן לִבִּי.** נֶאֱמָן עִמְּךָ בְּמִדַּת הַדִּין וְנֶאֱמָן עִמְּךָ בְּמִדַּת הָרַחֲמִים (ירושלמי ברכות ט,ה):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**My heart is steadfast with God, my heart is steadfast** Faithful to You in the Divine standard of justice and faithful to You in the Divine standard of mercy.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:9:1
[Rashi on Psalms 57:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/57:9:1)

**עוּרָה כְבוֹדִי.** וְלֹא אִישַׁן עַד שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁעוֹת בִּכְבוֹדִי כִּשְׁאָר מְלָכִים (משנה ברכות א:ב):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Awaken, my honor** and let me not sleep until three hours [of the day have passed], as other kings do.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:9:2
[Rashi on Psalms 57:9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/57:9:2)

**עוּרָה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר.** הָעִירָה אוֹתִי אַתָּה, הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר הַתָּלוּי עַל מִטָּתִי, פָּתוּחַ לְצַד הַצָּפוֹן; וְכֵיוָן שֶׁמַּגִּיעַ חֲצוֹת לַיְלָה, רוּחַ צְפוֹנִית מְנַשֶּׁבֶת בּוֹ, וְדָוִד עוֹמֵד וְעוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה (ברכות ג:):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**awaken [me], lyre and harp** Awaken me, you lyre and harp hanging on my bed, open to the north side. And as soon as midnight arrived, the north wind would blow on it, and David would get up and engage in Torah.


###### Rashi on Psalms 57:9:3
[Rashi on Psalms 57:9:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/57:9:3)

**אָעִירָה שָּׁחַר.** אֲנִי מְעוֹרֵר אֶת הַשַּׁחַר, וְאֵין הַשַּׁחַר מְעוֹרְרֵנִי (ברכות ג:):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I will awaken the dawn** I awaken the dawn; the dawn does not awaken me.