Psalms 69:29
Context69:29 I am oppressed and suffering!
O God, deliver and protect me! 1
Psalms 59:1
ContextFor the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; 3 a prayer 4 of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. 5
59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God!


[69:29] 1 tn Heb “your deliverance, O God, may it protect me.”
[59:1] 2 sn Psalm 59. The psalmist calls down judgment on his foreign enemies, whom he compares to ravenous wild dogs.
[59:1] 3 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] 4 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] 5 tn Heb “when Saul sent and they watched his house in order to kill him.”
[59:1] 6 tn Or “make me secure”; Heb “set me on high.”
[59:1] 7 tn Heb “from those who raise themselves up [against] me.”