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לוֹמְדֵי־תוֹרָה רָאוּי לָהֶם לֵידַע עֲתִידוֹת, וְזֶה שֶׁכָּתוּב: קֶדֶם יָדַעְתִּי (תהלים קיט) – שֶׁאֲנִי יוֹדֵעַ מִקֹּדֶם מַה שֶּׁיִּהְיֶה. וּמֵהֵיכָן, מֵעֵדֹתֶיךָ, דְּהַיְנוּ מִן הַתּוֹרָה: It is fitting that students of Torah know the future. This is as it is written (Psalms 119:152), “KeDeM (Of old) I gained kn o wledge”—I gained knowledge me’KoDeM (in advance) of what will be. From where? “From Your testimonies”—i.e., from the Torah.