Psalms 5:7 Commentary: Rashi & Radak

תְּאַבֵּד֮ דֹּבְרֵ֪י כָ֫זָ֥ב אִישׁ־דָּמִ֥ים וּמִרְמָ֗ה יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב ׀ יְהוָֽה׃

Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; The LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.

Rashi on Psalms

a man of blood and deceit This [refers to] Esau and his descendants.
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Radak on Psalms

Thou shalt destroy them that speak lies: – Thou shalt destroy them from before Thee, and so
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Radak on Psalms

The bloodthirsty and deceitful man doth the Lord abhor: – for they are abhorred and despised in His eyes. And such is the idiom of the language, to speak at one time directly and at another indirectly.
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