1)

What is the meaning of "va'Omar Ach Choshech Yeshufeni"?

1.

Rashi: If I said that I will be hidden in darkness, and You will not see me. "Yeshufeni" is based on Neshef 1 (evening).

2.

Radak: If I said that darkness will hide me, that You will not see me, my deeds and my thoughts...


1

Radak: Neshef and Shuf are two roots with similar meanings. the same applies to Namal and Mul, Nafatz and Putz.

2)

Why does it say "v'Laylah Ohr Ba'adeni"?

1.

Rashi: [If I said that] night will darken in front of me. Here, "Ohr" is an expression of darkness, like "Yafitz Anan Oro" (Iyov 37:11), "va'Ya'er Es ha'Laylah" (Shemos 14:20).

2.

Radak: Night, which is dark, enlightened for me, and You saw me at night like during the day.

3.

Malbim: I thought that the place of darkness will darken [cover me] during the day, and all the more so at night (but it did not).

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