Metsudot

The Metsudot ("Fortresses") is a commentary on Nevi'im and Ketuvim (except for Ruth, Eichah, and Esther) written by Rabbi David Altshuler, first published in 1753-4 in Zhovkva. When he died, his son Yechiel completed it and divided it into two sections: Metsudat David, a restatement of difficult ideas, and Metsudat Zion, a glossary of difficult words. The name comes from the verse "וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִד אֵת מְצֻדַת צִיּוֹן הִיא עִיר דָּוִד" (2 Samuel 5:7)

Mostly based on the Radak, the commentary explains the simple meaning ("Peshat") in a clear and concise manner.

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