Psalm 71:17 Douay-Rheims

Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.

Rashi

1040–1105 Jewish

May his name [May] Solomon’s name be remembered forever for his riches and his wisdom. before the sun, his name will be magnified All the days of the sun, his name will be magnified. will be magnified Heb. ינון, an expression of kingdom and dominion, as (Prov. 29:21): “he will ultimately be a ruler (מנון) ; (Gen. 21:23), “and to my son (ולניני),” who rules over my property after me; (below 74:8), “They said in their heart, their rulers (נינם) together”; their kings together. will bless themselves with him A person will say to his son, “May you be wise and rich like Solomon.”

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

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1105 · Psalms 72:17 (Hebrew numbering)

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