Commentaries

Mizmor 028, Verse 003

אַל־תִּמְשְׁכֵ֣נִי עִם־רְשָׁעִים֮ וְעִם־פֹּ֢עֲלֵ֫י־אָ֥וֶן דֹּבְרֵ֣י שָׁ֭לוֹם עִם־רֵעֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝רָעָ֗ה בִּלְבָבָֽ

Al-timshecheini im-resho'im ve'im-po'alei-oven doverei sholom im-rei'eihem vero'oh bilvovo

Draw me not away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors but evil is in their hearts.

MIDRASH TEHILLIM

Draw me not away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity...
1.....(28.2)
Those words are to be considered in the light of the verse: "O LORD, our God, masters other than You wished to have dominion over us." (bealunu) (Yeshayahu - Isaiah 26:13)
What is the literal meaning if BEALUNU? Cushed as with a pestle.
But rabbi Judah taught in the name of rabbi Simai, Bealunu is derived from Baal (husband), thus like a husband who draws his wife to sexual union, so would they draw us to union with their idols.
2.....(28.3)
Solomon said: "It is better to be of lowly spirit with the humble, than to divide the spoils with the proud." (Mishlei - Proverbs 16:19)
Blessed is the man who takes his portion with the humble.
Woe unto him who takes his portion with the wicked.

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