Commentary for Psalms 39:12
בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת עַל־עָוֺ֨ן ׀ יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ וַתֶּ֣מֶס כָּעָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑וֹ אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל־אָדָ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃
With rebukes dost Thou chasten man for iniquity, and like a moth Thou makest his beauty to consume away; surely every man is vanity. Selah
Rashi on Psalms
With rebukes that are written in the Torah for our iniquities that we have sinned before You and for which You chastised us.
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Rashi on Psalms
You have caused his flesh to decay You have caused our flesh to decay like a moth-eaten garment.
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Rashi on Psalms
Heb. חמודו means his flesh, which is his desire (חמדתו).
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