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Commentary for Psalms 43:1

שָׁפְטֵ֤נִי אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ וְרִ֘יבָ֤ה רִיבִ֗י מִגּ֥וֹי לֹא־חָסִ֑יד מֵ֤אִישׁ־מִרְמָ֖ה וְעַוְלָ֣ה תְפַלְּטֵֽנִי׃

Be Thou my judge, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Rashi on Psalms

Avenge me Heb. שפטני, lit. judge me.
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Rashi on Psalms

against an unkind nation That is Ishmael, who dwelt between two righteous men [Abraham and Isaac] and did not learn from their deeds.
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