Rashi on Psalms Chapter 138
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נֶגֶד אֱלֹהִים אֲזַמְּרֶךָּ. לְעֵינֵי הַשָּׂרִים (מַלְאָכִים):
before the princes I shall sing Your praises before the eyes of the princes (kings).
כִּי הִגְדַּלְתָּ עַל כָּל שִׁמְךָ אִמְרָתֶךָ. שִׁמְךָ בַּעַל גְּבוּרוֹת (תפילת העמידה) ״קַנּוֹא וְנוֹקֵם״ (נחום א:ב), וְאִמְרַת הַבְטָחַת טוּבְךָ וְחַסְדְּךָ הִגְדַּלְתָּ עַל כָּל שִׁמְךָ, שֶׁאַתָּה מַעֲבִיר לָנוּ עַל מִדּוֹתֶיךָ וְסוֹלֵחַ לָנוּ:
for You magnified Your word over all Your names Your name is mighty, jealous, and vengeful, but You magnified Your word, so that You skip over Your standards, over all Your names, and You forgive us.
תַּרְהִיבֵנִי. הִגְדַּלְתַּנִי:
כִּי שָׁמְעוּ. כְּשֶׁשָּׁמְעוּ אִמְרֵי פִיךָ ״לֹא תִרְצַח לֹא תִנְאָף״ (שמות כ:יג), הוֹדוּ עַל אִמְרֵי פִיךָ עַל ״אָנֹכִי״ וְ״לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ״ (שמות כ:ב-ג). כְּדַי הוּא לְהַקְבִּילָם עֹל מַלְכוּתוֹ עֲלֵיהֶם תְּחִלָּה, וְאַחַר כָּךְ יִגְזֹר כָּל גְּזֵרוֹתָיו (קידושין לא.):
for they heard When they heard the words of Your mouth: “You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery,” they acknowledged the words of Your mouth: “I am [the Lord your God]” and “You shall have no [other god].” It is proper to make them first accept the yoke of His kingdom, and then He should levy all His decrees.
יֵידָע. יְיַסֵּר, כְּמוֹ ״וַיּוֹדַע בָּהֶם אֶת אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת״ (שופטים ח:טז):
He chastises Heb. יידע, chastises, like (Jud. 8:16): “and with them he broke (ויודע) the men of Succoth.”
יִגְמֹר בַּעֲדִי. יַסְכִּים עַל יְדֵי בַּקָּשׁוֹתַי:
May the Lord agree with me May He agree with my requests.
מַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ. בְּבֵית הַבְּחִירָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ ״כּוֹנְנוּ יָדֶיךָ״ (שמות טו:יז):
the works of Your hands The Temple, about which is stated (Exod. 15:16): “Your hands established.”