Commentary for Avodah Zarah 48:15
ומאי שירה אמרו א"ר יוחנן משום ר"מ (שמות טו, א) אז ישיר משה ובני ישראל ור' יוחנן דידיה אמר (ישעיהו יב, ד) ואמרתם ביום ההוא הודו לה' קראו בשמו וגו'
And what did they sing? R. Yohanan said in the name of R. Meir: “Then Moses and the Children of Israel sang” (Exodus 15:1). R. Yohanan himself said: “And on that day you shall say, Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name, make known His doings among the peoples” (Isaiah 12:4) etc.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
These are five different versions of what song the cows sang as they made their way to Bet Shemesh. Psalm 98 is called the “orphaned” Psalm because the word “a Psalm (mizmor)” is not dedicated to anyone, nor is it connected to any particular event.
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