Commentaire de citation sur Les Psaumes 74:16

V. 4. איתן כמשמעו קשה ,אל נחל איתן, die Bedeutung von איתן ist: hart, (Sota 46a) und wird daselbst auf איתן מושבך ושים בסלע קנך. (Bamidbar 24, 21) und שמעו הרים את ריב ד׳ והאיתנים מוסדי ארץ (Micha 6, 2) hingewiesen, und weist באר שבע (daselbst) treffend auf diese Zitate als Beweis dafür hin, daß נחל איתן hier ein harter steiniger Grund ist, und nicht, wie רמב׳׳ם es auffasst, ein starker reißender Bach, sonst hätte das Zitat אתה הובשת נהרות איתן (Ps. 74, 16) näher gelegen. Eine andere Ansicht erläutert (daselbst) איתן als alt, urbeständig, wie גוי איתן הוא גוי מעולם הוא (Jirmija 5, 15). Über die Etymologie des Wortes siehe Bereschit 49, 23-24.

Many other strange and amazing things can be seen throughout the book. Consequently, in their attempts to elucidate the text, commentators have been forced to assume difficult and strange interpretations: Darkness confounds them (Psalms 18:12) and fog envelopes them (Job 38:9). Neither lamp nor sun (Psalms 74:16) to light up the night (Psalms 105:39); and to show how brightly it shines in the sky above (Job 37:21) under God's heaven (Lamentations 3:66).

And he said, "Scatter my ashes across the seven seas, so that the God of the Jews should not find me, etc.": The seven seas are according to the seven climates, based on the seven planets. And this wicked one blashpemed towards the Above - that He does not have power in the seven seas, but rather gave [their] governance to the seven planets above, "so that God should not find him, etc." - since He does not have governance over them. And there is also a hint to this in the [Psalm] that it brought [above]. As it stated (Psalms 74:10), "Till when, O God, will the foe blaspheme, etc." He blasphemes even after his death, that Your governance is not on the seven seas. "But God is my King from of old, etc." (Psalms 74:12). As You already showed Your power and Your salvation in all of the seas. For, "You drove back the sea with Your might (ozecha), etc." (Psalms 74:13). That is hinting to the angel of the sea, who is called Uza - that You drove him back with Your governance. And "You split open springs and torrents, etc. You made mighty rivers run dry, etc." (Psalms 74:15) - for Your power is in all of the seas and the rivers. And it stated (Psalms 74:16), "The day is Yours, the night is also Yours, etc." - meaning to find [something] in darkness as in light, and [that] there is nothing hidden from in front of Your eyes. That is the opposite of what he said, "So that the God of the Jews should not find me."