Commentary for Megillah 34:15
ומה ראו לומר ברכת השנים בתשיעית אמר רבי אלכסנדרי כנגד מפקיעי שערים דכתיב (תהלים י, טו) שבור זרוע רשע ודוד כי אמרה בתשיעית אמרה
And why did they see fit to mention the blessing of the years ninth? Rabbi Alexandri said, "[To model it] against the raisers of prices, as it is written, 'Break the arm of the wicked (Psalms 10:15) [referring to the raisers of prices],' and when David said it, he said it in the [pseudo-]ninth [psalm]."
Rashi on Megillah
Rashi on Tractate Megillah: "Break the Arm of the wicked" Psalm 10 (9):9 This refers to those who speculate in order to raise the price of grain. And how do we know that it is to these that the Psalm refers? Because it says in this chapter (of Psalms) "He lies in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lies in wait to ambush the poor." But do robbers wait to ambush the poor? Is it not the rich that they ambush? Thus it is clear that this psalm is talking about speculators, who are mainly focused on the poor. And on this matter, David asked for G-d's mercy: "Break the arms of the wicked," and let the world be granted satiety, and in that way his arm will be broken, and he will not find his evil, the wickedness that he had in mind to do, you will not find it, for he will not be able to do it.
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