פירוש על תהילים 17:14

Of those who die by Your hand I choose to be one of those who die by Your hand on their bed.

From men, Thy hand, O Lord: – And deliver my soul from men who are Thy hand: he means, "(who are) Thy stroke," as "Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon" (Exod. 9:3). Just as he speaks of them as Thy sword, he speaks of them as Thy hand.

of those who die of old age Heb. מחלד. Of those who die of old age, after they have “rusted” (חלודה), rodijjl in Old French, [rouille in Modern French] rust, and of the righteous, whose share is in life.