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Psalms 59:1

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Psalm 59 1 

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; 2  a prayer 3  of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. 4 

59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God!

Protect me 5  from those who attack me! 6 

Psalms 125:3

Context

125:3 Indeed, 7  the scepter of a wicked king 8  will not settle 9 

upon the allotted land of the godly.

Otherwise the godly might

do what is wrong. 10 

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[59:1]  1 sn Psalm 59. The psalmist calls down judgment on his foreign enemies, whom he compares to ravenous wild dogs.

[59:1]  2 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.

[59:1]  3 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.”

[59:1]  4 tn Heb “when Saul sent and they watched his house in order to kill him.”

[59:1]  5 tn Or “make me secure”; Heb “set me on high.”

[59:1]  6 tn Heb “from those who raise themselves up [against] me.”

[125:3]  7 tn Or “for.”

[125:3]  8 tn Heb “a scepter of wickedness.” The “scepter” symbolizes royal authority; when collocated with “wickedness” the phrase refers to an oppressive foreign conqueror.

[125:3]  9 tn Or “rest.”

[125:3]  10 tn Heb “so that the godly might not stretch out their hands in wrongdoing.” A wicked king who sets a sinful example can have an adverse moral and ethical effect on the people he rules.



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