## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 76

###### Rashi on Psalms 76:4:1
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**שָׁמָּה שִׁבַּר רִשְׁפֵי קָשֶׁת.** שֶׁל סַנְחֵרִיב וְאוּכְלוּסָיו (מלכים ב יט:לה):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**There He broke the arrows of the bow** of Sennacherib and his hosts.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:4:2
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**רִשְׁפֵי קָשֶׁת.** אֵין רִשְׁפֵי קֶשֶׁת לְשׁוֹן ״רִשְׁפֵּי אֵשׁ״ (שיר השירים ח:ו) שֶׁאֵין לְשׁוֹן רִשְׁפֵּי אֵשׁ נוֹפְלִים בְּקֶשֶׁת, וְזֶה רָפֵי וְרִשְׁפֵּי אֵשׁ דָּגוּשׁ. וְרִשְׁפֵי קֶשֶׁת לְשׁוֹן ״וּלְחוּמֵי רֶשֶׁף״ (דברים לב:כד) דִּמְתַרְגְּמִינָן ״עוֹף״, ״וּבְנֵי רֶשֶׁף יַגְבִּיהוּ עוּף״ (איוב ה:ז). וְכֵן ״וּמִקְנֵיהֶם לָרְשָׁפִים״ (תהלים עח:מח) לְצִפֳּרִים, וְכֵן וּבְנֵי רֶשֶׁף בְּנֵי עֲפִיפָה הֵם שֵׁדִים יַגְבִּיהוּ לָעוּף. אַף זֶה לְשׁוֹן חִצִּים הַמְעוֹפְפִים כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וּמֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָם״ (תהלים צא:ה), **שָׁמָּה שִׁבַּר רִשְׁפֵי קָשֶׁת** חִצִּים שֶׁהַקֶּשֶׁת מְעוֹפֵף. וְכָל הַמִּזְמוֹר הַזֶּה מְדַבֵּר בְּמַפֶּלֶת סַנְחֵרִיב שֶׁלֹּא מָצִינוּ אוֹיֵב נוֹפֵל בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם אֶלָּא הוּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the arrows of the bow** Heb. רשפי. רִשְׁפֵי is not an expression of sparks of fire, because sparks of fire are not appropriate to a bow. Moreover, this word has no “dagesh,” yet רִשְׁפֵּי does have a “dagesh.” Rather, רִשְׁפֵי is an expression of (Deut. 32:24): “fought by demons (רשף),” which is translated as עוֹף, flying creatures, as (Job 5:7): “but flying creatures fly (רשף) upward.” Similarly (below 78:48): “and their cattle to the flying creatures (לרשפים). to the birds. Similarly, בְּנֵי רֶשֶׁף are flying creatures, demons, who fly upward. This one too is an expression of arrows, which fly, as the matter that is stated (below 91:5): “from an arrow that flies by day.” There He broke the arrows (רִשְׁפֵי) of the bow, the arrows that the bow lets fly, and this entire psalm speaks of the downfall of Sennacherib, for we find no enemy falling in Jerusalem but he.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:5:1
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**נָאוֹר אַתָּה אַדִּיר.** לְשׁוֹן ״נִאֵר מִקְדָּשׁוֹ״ (איכה ב:ז), ״נֵאַרְתָּ בְרִית עַבְדֶּךָ״ (תהלים פט:מ) – מְנָאֵר אֶת אוֹיְבֶיךָ וְקָמֶיךָ וּמְטַאטְאָן מִן הָעוֹלָם. **נָאוֹר** עַל שֵׁם מַעֲשָׂיו נִקְרָא, כְּמוֹ ״חַנּוּן״ (שמות כב:כו), וְ״רַחוּם״ (תהלים קיא:ד), וְ״קַנּוֹא״ (יהושע כד:יט) – עַל שֵׁם שֶׁהוּא חוֹנֵן, שֶׁהוּא מְרַחֵם, שֶׁהוּא מְקַנֵּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**You are destructive; mightier** Heb. נאור, an expression of (Lam. 2:7): “He destroyed His Sanctuary”; (below 89:40), “You abolished the covenant of Your servant.” You destroy Your enemies and those who rise up against You and sweep them from the world. Because of His deeds, He is called נאור, destructive, like חנוּן, gracious; רחום, merciful; קנוא jealous, because He grants, because He pities, because He acts with zeal.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:5:2
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**אַדִּיר מֵהַרְרֵי טָרֶף.** חָזָק מֵעֲנָקִים טוֹרְפִים הַגְּבוֹהִים כְּהָרִים, וּלְנֶגְדְּךָ אֵין גְּבוּרָתָם נוֹדַעַת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**mightier than the mountains of prey** Stronger than the predatory giants, who are as tall as mountains, but against You, their might is not known.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:6:1
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**אֶשְׁתּוֹלְלוּ.** כְּמוֹ הִשְׁתּוֹלְלוּ; כְּמוֹ ״וְאַחֲרֵי כֵן אֶתְחַבַּר אֲחַזְיָה וְגוֹ׳״ (דברי הימים ב כ:לה) – כְּמוֹ הִתְחַבֵּר. וְנִגְזַר אֶשְׁתּוֹלְלוּ מִגִּזְרַת ״מוֹלִיךְ יוֹעֲצִים שׁוֹלָל״ (איוב יב:יז), וְהוּא לְשׁוֹן מִשְׁגֶּה וְ״שָׁלוּ״ (דניאל ג:כט), כְּשׁוֹטִים שׁוֹגִים; וְהַתָּי״ו נוֹפֶלֶת בִּלְשׁוֹן הַמִּתְפַּעֵל בְּאֶמְצַע הַתֵּיבָה, בְּכָל תֵּיבָה שֶׁתְּחִלָּתָהּ שִׁי״ן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**became mad** Heb. אשתוללו, like השתוללוּ. As (II Chron. 20:35): “And afterwards, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah joined (אתחבר) Ahaziah the king of Israel,” like התחבר. [The word] אשתוללוּ is derived from (Job 12:17): “He leads counselors away with madness (שולל).” It is an expression of error and tranquility, as madmen err, and the “tav” falls into the middle of the word in the reflexive, as in every word beginning with “shin.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:6:2
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**נָמוּ שְׁנָתָם.** נִרְדְּמוּ בְּשֵׁינָה, לְשׁוֹן ״תְּנוּמָה״ (תהלים קלב:ד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**slumbered in their sleep** They Heb. נמו. They fell into a deep sleep, an expression of תנוּמה slumber.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:6:3
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**וְלֹא מָצְאוּ יְדֵיהֶם.** וְכֹחָם, כְּשֶׁבָּאתָ לִפָּרַע מֵהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and none...found** their hands and their strength when You came to punish them.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:7:1
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**נִרְדָּם וְרֶכֶב וָסוּס.** וָי״ו שֶׁל וְרֶכֶב טְפֵלָה הִיא, כְּמוֹ ״אֵלֶּה בְנֵי צִבְעוֹן וְאַיָּה וַעֲנָה״ (בראשית לו:כד) – וָי״ו שֶׁל וְאַיָּה טְפֵלָה הִיא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**chariot and horse were stunned** Heb. ורכב וסוס. The “vav” of ורכב is superfluous, as (Gen. 36: 24): “These are the sons of Ziv’on: Ayyah (ואיה) and Anah.” The “vav” of ואיה is superfluous.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:8:1
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**מֵאָז אַפֶּךָ.** מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁאַתָּה כּוֹעֵס:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**once You are angry** From the time You became angry.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:9:1
[Rashi on Psalms 76:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/76:9:1)

**מִשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁמַעְתָּ דִּין.** כְּשֶׁנִּתְנַבֵּא יְשַׁעְיָה עַל פּוּרְעָנוּתוֹ שֶׁל סַנְחֵרִיב, וְנִתְקַיֵּם בּוֹ: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁיָּרְאָה מִמֶּנּוּ וּמֵאוּכְלוּסָיו, אָז **שָׁקְטָה**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**From heaven, You let judgment be heard** When Isaiah prophesied concerning the retribution of Sennacherib and it was fulfilled in him, then Eretz Israel, which feared him and his hosts, became calm.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:10:1
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**בְּקוּם לַמִּשְׁפָּט אֱלֹהִים.** לַעֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט מֵאוֹיְבָיו, **לְהוֹשִׁיעַ** חִזְקִיָּהוּ וְסִיעָתוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**When God rises for judgment** to execute judgment upon His enemies, to save Hezekiah and his company.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:11:1
[Rashi on Psalms 76:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/76:11:1)

**כִּי חֲמַת אָדָם תּוֹדֶךָּ.** כַּעֲסָן שֶׁל רְשָׁעִים גּוֹרֵם שֶׁהַבְּרִיּוֹת מוֹדִים לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, כְּשֶׁהֵם מַרְאִין כַּעֲסָם וְהַקָּבָּ״ה נִפְרָע מֵהֶם הַכֹּל מְקַלְּסִין לְפָנָיו, וְאַף הֵם עַצְמָם מְקַלְּסִין לְפָנָיו כְּשֶׁרוֹאִין שֶׁאֵין כַּעֲסָן כְּלוּם, כְּמוֹ שֶׁמָּצִינוּ בִּנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר כְּשֶׁהִשְׁלִיךְ חֲנַנְיָה מִישָׁאֵל וַעֲזַרְיָה לְכִבְשַׁן הָאֵשׁ מַה נֶּאֱמַר שָׁם ״יְהֵא שְׁמֵיהּ דֶּאֱלָהָא מְבָרַךְ וְגוֹ׳״ (דניאל ג:כח). וְעַל יְדֵי כֵן **שְׁאֵרִית** הַ**חֵמֹת תַּחְגֹּר** תְּעַכֵּב וְתַחְדֹּל, שְׁאָר הָרְשָׁעִים מְעֻכָּבִים וְנִמְנָעִים מִלְּהַרְאוֹת גַּאֲוָתָם וַחֲמָתָם. **תַּחְגֹּר** לְשׁוֹן עֲכָבָה בִּלְשׁוֹן מִשְׁנָה (בכורות לז:): פְּגִימַת הַסַּכִּין כְּדֵי שֶׁתַּחְגֹּר בּוֹ הַצִּפֹּרֶן. וְשָׁמַעְתִּי מִשְּׁמוֹ שֶׁל רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר הַגָּאוֹן בַּר׳ יִצְחָק שֶׁהָיָה מֵבִיא הַמִּקְרָא הַזֶּה עֵדוּת לְאוֹתָהּ מִשְׁנָה. וְיֵשׁ עוֹד לִפְתֹּר חֲגִירָה זוֹ כְּמַשְׁמָעָהּ לְשׁוֹן חֲגוֹרָה, וּפֵרוּשׁוֹ לְךָ נָאֶה לַחֲגֹר חֵמָה וְלַעֲטוֹת קִנְאָה כִּי הַכֹּחַ וְהַיְּכֹלֶת שֶׁלְּךָ, וּלְשׁוֹן **שְׁאֵרִית** זֶה הוּא מֵאַחַר שֶׁחֲמַת אָדָם אֵינוֹ כְּלוּם נִשְׁאֲרוּ כָּל חֲגוֹרוֹת חֵמָה לְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**For man’s anger will thank you** The anger of the wicked results in the creatures thanking the Holy One, blessed be He. When they show their anger and the Holy One, blessed be He, punishes them, everyone praises Him when they see that their anger is of no avail. As we find (Dan. 3:28) concerning Nebuchadnezzar, when he cast Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah into the fiery furnace, what is said there? “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, etc.” And thereby...**it will prevent the residue of wrath** Heb. תחגר. It will prevent and stop; the remaining wicked men are prevented and restrained from showing their pride and their wrath. תחגר is an expression of restraint in the language of the Mishnah (Chul. 18a): “The nick in a knife must be deep enough to catch (תחגר) the nail to disqualify it from slaughtering].” I heard in the name of Rabbi Eleazar the Gaon, the son of Rabbi Isaac, who brought this verse as testimony to that Mishnah (sic). It is also possible to interpret this according to its usual meaning of an expression of girding, and can be explained as follows: It is fitting for You to gird Yourself with wrath and to enwrap Yourself with zeal, for strength and ability are Yours; the expression of “residue” is that since man’s wrath is of no account, the girding of all wrath is reserved for You.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:12:1
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**נִדְרוּ וְשַׁלְּמוּ.** נִדְרֵיכֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Vow and pay** your vows.


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:12:2
[Rashi on Psalms 76:12:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/76:12:2)

**כָּל סְבִיבָיו.** הַשּׁוֹמְעִים תְּשׁוּעָה זוֹ, וְכֵן עָשׂוּ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (ישעיהו יט:יח) ״יִהְיוּ חָמֵשׁ עָרִים בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מְדַבְּרוֹת שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן וְנִשְׁבָּעוֹת לַה׳ צְבָאוֹת״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**all those around Him** who hear of this salvation, and so they did, as it is stated (Isa. 19:18): “there will be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan and swearing to the Lord of Hosts.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:12:3
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**יוֹבִילוּ שַׁי לַמּוֹרָא.** לָמָּה? לְפִי שֶׁבְּעֵת חֶפְצוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**will bring a gift to Him Who is to be feared** Why? Because at the time of His desire...


###### Rashi on Psalms 76:13:1
[Rashi on Psalms 76:13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Psalms/r/76:13:1)

**יִבְצֹר רוּחַ.** גַּסָּה שֶׁל נְדִיבִים, מְמַעֵט גַּאֲוָתָם. **יִבְצֹר** יְמַעֵט, כְּמוֹ (בראשית יא:ו) ״לֹא יִבָּצֵר מֵהֶם״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**He will cut down the spirit** the spirit of haughtiness of the princes and lessen their arrogance. יבצֹר means “He will lessen,” as (Gen. 11:6): “will it not be withheld (יבצר) from them?”