Psalms 59:14

59:14 They return in the evening;

they growl ¹  like a dog

and prowl around outside ²  the city.

Psalms 59:1

Psalm 59 ³ 

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 

Psalms 19:11

19:11 Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; ⁹ 

those who obey them receive a rich reward. ¹⁰ 

[59:14]  ¹ tn Or “howl”; or “bark.”

[59:14]  ² tn Heb “go around.”

[59:1]  ³ sn Psalm 59. The psalmist calls down judgment on his foreign enemies, whom he compares to ravenous wild dogs.

[59:1]  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.

[59:1]  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.”

[59:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “when Saul sent and they watched his house in order to kill him.”

[59:1]  ⁷ tn Or “make me secure”; Heb “set me on high.”

[59:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “from those who raise themselves up [against] me.”

[19:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “moreover your servant is warned by them.”

[19:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the keeping of them [there is] a great reward.”