Psalms 55:10 Commentary: Rashi

בַּלַּ֣ע אֲ֭דֹנָי פַּלַּ֣ג לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם כִּֽי־רָאִ֨יתִי חָמָ֖ס וְרִ֣יב בָּעִֽיר׃

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Rashi on Psalms

divide their tongue Divide it so that no one should pay them heed. And Menachem (p. 142) interpreted פלג as an expression of division.
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Rashi on Psalms

Destroy (Defey or defay in Old French, destroy, defais in modern French,) like (Lam. 2:8): “He did not restrain his hand from destroying (מבלע).” So did Menachem interpret it [p. 46].
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Rashi on Psalms

for I have seen violence and strife in the city through them.
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