Commentary for Moed Katan 32:17

אמר לו הקב"ה לדוד דוד שירה אתה אומר על מפלתו של שאול אלמלי אתה שאול והוא דוד איבדתי כמה דוד מפניו

Now, however, that we have come upon this question: '"Last words", this implies that there were former words', what were they? - [These:] And David spoke unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXII, 1. iuhda vda');">²¹</span> The Holy One, blessed 'be He, said to David, David do you compose a song on the downfall of Saul? Had you been Saul and he David, I would have annihilated many a David out of regard for him.

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