Komentaryong Sumisipi para sa Mga Awit 74:15

ספר, vielleicht verwandt mit זבר: zuerteilen, jemandem das von ihm im Leben Errungene zuerteilen, seinen Wert aussprechen. Dem Begriffe nach wie: תנו לה מפרי ידיה וגו׳ (Pro. 31, 31). — בכה, verwandt mit בקע, hervorbrechen, auch vom Quell aus der Tiefe בקעת מעין ונחל (Psalm 74, 15), weinen. In der Träne strömt das Gemüt aus.

אל נחל איתן, “to a virgin piece of land of ancient origin;” we find this same expression also in Psalms 74,15: אתה הובשת נהרות איתן, where the psalmist credits G-d with both drying up rivers, and with providing the driest parts of nature suddenly producing torrents of water. According to Ibn Ezra, איתן means: hard as rock. If we needed proof, perhaps it can be found in verse 6 where the elders suddenly wash their hands in that driest of regions. Where did they take the water from to do so ?.

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."