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Ibn Ezra, on Ps 4:3
Ibn Ezra · 1089–1167
Ps 4:3 · Douay-Rheims
“O ye sons of men, how long will you be dull of heart? why do you love vanity, and seek after lying?”
On this verse:
“Sons of man (בְּנֵי אִישׁ - b'nei ish): Rabbi Moshe [ben Shmu'el Gikatilla] HaKohen, of blessed memory, said: That this psalm [continues the context] as written above, and [David] speaks with the "sons of man" because of the haughtiness (gavhut) of their hearts in their youthfulness (be-bacharutam). [He paraphrases David's address to them:] "How long (Ad matai) have you turned my glory into shame? And this [enterprise] that you desire will not stand (lo ya'amod), will not arise (ve-lo yakum), and will not come to be (ve-lo yihyeh), for truly you seek falsehood (kazav)." And according to the opinion of Rabbi Moshe: He [David] is speaking about the helpers/supporters of Absalom.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.