Commentary for Pesachim 233:24

נימא כתנאי עד היכן הוא אומר בית שמאי אומרים עד (תהלים קיג, ט) אם הבנים שמחה ובית הלל אומרים עד (תהלים קיד, ח) חלמיש למעינו מים ותניא אידך עד היכן הוא אומר בית שמאי אומרים עד (תהלים קיד, א) בצאת ישראל ממצרים ובית הלל אומרים עד (תהלים קטו, א) לא לנו ה' לא לנו

the following 'Hallelujah commences the [next] psalm.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is somewhat difficult as 'Hallelujah' does not immediately follow. Possibly the phrase is quoted loosely to indicate which psalm is meant, viz., CXXXIV, 'Hallelujah,' the commencing the next. Tosaf. however quotes 'Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God'. In our edd. this is Ps. CXXXV, 2, and does not end the psalm; but according to Tosaf. it does, while v. 3, which begins with 'Hallelujah,' (E.V. praise ye the lord) is the beginning of another psalm.');">³⁶</span> Bible scholars<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Presumably scholars who specialized in the study of the Bible.');">³⁷</span> add the following: He will drink of the brook by the way, therefore will he lift up the head:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CX, 7.');">³⁸</span> Hallelujah which follows it is the beginning of the next psalm. The fear of the lord is the be ginning of wisdom; a good understanding have a they that do thereafter; His praise endureth for ever.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CXI, 10.');">³⁹</span> 'Hallelujah which follows it is the beginning of the [next] psalm. Shall we say that this is dependent on Tannaim? [For we learned:] HOW FAR DOES HE RECITE IT? BETH SHAMMAI MAINTAIN: UNTIL AS A JOYOUS MOTHER OF CHILDREN, WHILE BETH HILLEL. SAY: UNTIl. THE FLINT INTO A FOUNTAIN OF WATERS.' But another [Baraitha] taught: How far does he recite it? Beth Shammai maintain: Until 'when Israel came forth out of Egypt.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. CXIV, 1.');">⁴⁰</span> while Beth Hillel say: Until, 'Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. CXV, 1. In each case whereas the Mishnah quotes the ending of the chapters according to our edd., the Baraitha quotes the beginning of the following chapters.');">⁴¹</span>

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