59:14 They return in the evening;
they growl 1 like a dog
and prowl around outside 2 the city.
For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; 4 a prayer 5 of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. 6
59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God!
Protect me 7 from those who attack me! 8
19:11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; 9
those who obey them receive a rich reward. 10
1 tn Or “howl”; or “bark.”
2 tn Heb “go around.”
3 sn Psalm 59. The psalmist calls down judgment on his foreign enemies, whom he compares to ravenous wild dogs.
4 tn Heb “do not destroy.” Perhaps this refers to a particular style of music, a tune title, or a musical instrument. These words also appear in the superscription to Pss 57-58, 75.
5 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word מִכְתָּם (miktam), which also appears in the heading to Pss 16, 56-58, 60 is uncertain. HALOT 582-83 s.v. defines it as “inscription.”
6 tn Heb “when Saul sent and they watched his house in order to kill him.”
7 tn Or “make me secure”; Heb “set me on high.”
8 tn Heb “from those who raise themselves up [against] me.”
9 tn Heb “moreover your servant is warned by them.”
10 tn Heb “in the keeping of them [there is] a great reward.”