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Rashi on Psalms Chapter 83

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אַל דֳּמִי לָךְ. אַל תִּתֵּן שְׁתִיקָה לְעַוּוֹתָתֵינוּ שֶׁאוֹיְבֵינוּ מְרֵיעִים לָנוּ:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

have no silence Do not give silence to our wrongs, with which our enemies harm us.

עָלֶיךָ בְּרִית יִכְרֹתוּ. בְּרִית זוֹ אֵינָהּ אֶלָּא עָלֶיךָ, לְהַשְׁכִּיחַ אֶת שִׁמְךָ, שֶׁאֵין אַתָּה קָרוּי אֱלֹהִים אֶלָּא לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּמֵאַחַר שֶׁלֹּא יִזָּכֵר שֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל אַף שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל אֵינוֹ נִזְכָּר. כָּךְ מָצָאתִי:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

against You they form a pact This pact is only against You, to cause Your name to be forgotten, for You are called the God of Israel, and since Israel will not be remembered, even Your great name is not remembered. I found this.

גַּם אַשּׁוּר. אַף אַשּׁוּר שֶׁהָיָה נִזְהָר עַד הַיּוֹם מִשְּׁאָר עֵצָה סְכָלָה וְלֹא יִתְחַבֵּר עִם מְרֵעִים, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (בראשית י:יא) ״מִן הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר״, שֶׁיָּצָא מֵעֲצַת דּוֹר הַפְּלַגָּה, כָּאן נִלְוָה עִמָּם וַעֲזָרָם לְרָעָה (בפרושים אחרים מצאתי כן). גַּם אַשּׁוּר נִלְוָה עִמָּם וְגוֹ׳. גַּם זֶה שֶׁהָיָה מְחַבֵּב מִתְּחִלָּתוֹ מַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים שֶׁפֵּרַשׁ מֵעֲצַת נִמְרוֹד שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר מִן הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר, אַף הוּא חָזַר לִהְיוֹת רָשָׁע. לְכָךְ נִשְׁתַּתֵּף לְהַחֲרִיב בֵּיתְךָ (בראשית רבה לז:ד):

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

Also Assyria Even Assyria, which until that day was careful of other foolish counsels and would not join evildoers, as it says (Gen. 10:11): “From that land Asshur went forth,” that he left the counsel of the generation of dispersion [which built the tower], joined them here and assisted them for evil. (In other commentaries I found this:) Also Assyria joined them, etc. Also this one, who initially loved good deeds—for he separated from Nimrod’s counsel, as it is said: “From that land Asshur went forth”—he too reverted to wickedness. Therefore, he participated in destroying Your temple. Genesis Rabbah 37:4.

הָיוּ זְרוֹעַ. כָּל אֵלֶּה נָתְנוּ כֹּחַ וְעֶזְרָה לְמוֹאָב וְעַמּוֹן שְׁכֵנֵינוּ לָבֹא עָלֵינוּ:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

they were the arm All these gave strength and aid to Moab and Ammon, our neighbors, to come upon us.

עֲשֵׂה לָהֶם כְּמִדְיָן. עַל יְדֵי גִּדְעוֹן (שופטים ז-ח):

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

Do to them as [to] Midian through Gideon.

כְּסִיסְרָא. עַל יְדֵי בָּרָק (שופטים ד:ט):

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

as [to] Sisera through Barak.

נִשְׁמְדוּ בְעֵין דֹּאַר. אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵיזוֹ מִן הַמִּלְחָמוֹת הָיְתָה בְּעֵין דֹּאַר, שֶׁל גִּדְעוֹן (שופטים ז:א) אוֹ שֶׁל בָּרָק (שופטים ה:יט):

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

They were destroyed in En-Dor I do not know which of the wars took place in En-Dor, that of Gideon or that of Barak.

הָיוּ דֹמֶן. ״זֶבֶל מְפֻזָּר״, תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

dung Heb. דמן, scattered dung, as translated by Jonathan.

אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ. הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלּוּ הָאֲמוּרִים לְמַעְלָה, אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל וְכָל חֲבֵרֵיהֶם:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

Who said These nations mentioned above: Edom, Ishmael, and all their allies.

נִירֲשָׁה לָּנוּ אֵת נְאוֹת אֱלֹהִים. אֶת נְוֵה בֵּית אֱלֹהִים:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

“Let us inherit for ourselves the dwellings of God” The dwelling of the house of God.

שִׁיתֵמוֹ כַגַּלְגַּל. וּכְקַשׁ הַנִּדָּפִים מִפְּנֵי רוּחַ, וּמַהוּ גַּלְגַּל? הוּא רָאשֵׁי קוֹצֵי הַשָּׂדֶה הַקְּרוּיִים קרדנ״ש בְּלַעַ״ז, וּכְשֶׁמַּגִּיעִין יְמֵי הַחֹרֶף נִתָּקִים וְנִשְׁחָתִים מֵאֲלֵיהֶם וּפוֹרְחִין מְעַט מְעַט, וְדוֹמֶה אוֹתוֹ הַנִּתָּק מֵהֶם כְּמִין גַּלְגַּלֵּי אוֹפַן עֲגָלָה, וְהָרוּחַ מוֹלִיכָתָן:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

My God, make them like thistles, like stubble which are driven away by the wind. Now what is גלגל? It is the tips of the thorns of the field, which are called chardons in French, thistles. When winter arrives, they are plucked out and disintegrate, and little by little they fly [away]. The part that is plucked out of them resembles the wheels of a wagon, and the wind carries them.

וּבְסוּפָתְךָ. טוֹרְבִּילְיוֹ״ן בְּלַעַ״ז:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

and with Your whirlwind Tourbillon in French, whirlwind.

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