Tafsir of Surah Al-Israa 17:55
﴿وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ النَّبِيِّينَ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَآتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ زَبُورًا﴾
Translation of the meaning
And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
تفاضل أنبيائه عليهم السلام كتفاضل سائر عباده المؤمنين«مجموع الفتاوى» 11/189Imam Ibn al-Qayyim
What he quoted from others
زيد بن أسلم حكاه «بالعلم»«إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين» 2/139