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A lyric for David, in his flight from the face of Avshalom, his son.

Rashi

A lyric for David, in his flight

Many homiletic interpretations have men of Aggadah interpreted in the matter. And our rabbis said: from when the prophet said to him (2 Samuel 12:11): "Behold, I am raising up evil against you of your house" etc., his heart was storming; lest a slave or a mamzer will raise up against me, who is not merciful on me. Since he knew that he is his son, he rejoiced. ...

Ibn Ezra

A lyric for David, in his flight

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