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The Psalm is titled Li’Shlomo ("Of Solomon" or "For Solomon"). While there is a debate among commentators regarding whether David wrote this psalm for his son Solomon, or whether Solomon wrote it himself, the tradition has overwhelmingly associated the text with King Solomon.

The context is crucial. Tradition holds that this psalm was composed at the close of King David’s life, serving as a transfer of power and a spiritual inheritance to his successor. Unlike a standard blessing for military might or wealth, this blessing focuses on . bircat shelomo