Psalm 28:1 Douay-Rheims

A psalm for David, at the finishing of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O ye children of God: bring to the Lord the offspring of rams.

Rashi

1040–1105 Jewish

Prepare for the Lord Heb. הבו. Prepare for the Lord and prepare for Him, you sons of the mighty of the land. From here we derive the ruling that [for the first blessing of the Amidah prayer] we should say the blessing אבות, the Patriarchs (Meg. 17b, R.H. 32b, Mid. Ps. 29:2). But Menachem (p. 68) associated הבו as an expression of giving. mighty Heb. אלים, princes. prepare for the Lord glory and might From here we derive that [for the second blessing of the Amidah prayer] we should say the blessing of גבורות, mighty deeds.

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Source details
1105 · Psalms 29:1 (Hebrew numbering)

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