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Psalms 59:1

NETBible	For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style;² a prayer³ of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him.⁴ Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me⁵ from those who attack me!⁶
NIV © biblegateway Psa 59:1	For the director of music. \i1 To the tune of "Do Not Destroy". Of David. A miktam. When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him.\i0 Deliver me from my enemies, O God; protect me from those who rise up against me.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 59:1	< set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.>> Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 59:1	<> Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 59:1	My God! Rescue me from my enemies, defend me from these mutineers.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 59:1	Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 59:1	Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 59:1	<> Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me.
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KJV	<<To the chief Musician <05329> (8764)_, Altaschith <0516> (8686)_, Michtam <04387> of David <01732>_; when Saul <07586> sent <07971> (8800)_, and they watched <08104> (8799) the house <01004> to kill him <04191> (8687).>> Deliver <05337> (8685) me from mine enemies <0341> (8802)_, O my God <0430>_: defend <07682> (8762) me from them that rise up <06965> (8693) against me. {Altaschith...: or, Destroy not} {Michtam: or, A golden Psalm} {defend...: Heb. set me on high}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 59:1	*For the choir director; set to* Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.** Deliver <05337> me from my enemies <0340> , O my God <0430> ; Set <07682> me securely on high <07682> away from those who rise <06965> up against me.
LXXM	(58:1) eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN telov <5056> N-ASN mh <3165> ADV diafyeirhv <1311> V-PAS-2S tw <3588> T-DSM dauid {N-PRI} eiv <1519> PREP sthlografian {N-ASF} opote <3698> ADV apesteilen <649> V-AAI-3S saoul <4549> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ efulaxen <5442> V-AAI-3S ton <3588> T-ASM oikon <3624> N-ASM autou <846> D-GSM tou <3588> T-GSN yanatwsai <2289> V-AAN auton <846> D-ASM (58:2) exelou <1807> V-AMD-2S me <1473> P-AS ek <1537> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM ecyrwn <2190> N-GPM mou <1473> P-GS o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ ek <1537> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM epanistanomenwn {V-RMPGP} ep <1909> PREP eme <1473> P-AS lutrwsai <3084> V-AAN me <1473> P-AS
NET [draft] ITL	For the music director <05329> ; according to the al-tashcheth style <0516> ; a prayer <04387> of David <01732> , written when Saul <07586> sent <07971> men to surround <08104> his house <01004> and murder <04191> him. Deliver <05337> me from my enemies <0341> , my God <0430> ! Protect <07682> me from those who attack <06965> me!
HEBREW	ynbgvt <07682> ymmwqtmm <06965> yhla <0430> ybyam <0341> ynlyuh ((2)) <05337> wtymhl <04191> tybh <01004> ta <0853> wrmsyw <08104> lwas <07586> xlsb <07971> Mtkm <04387> dwdl <01732> txst <0516> la <0> xunml (59:1) <05329>

NETBible

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style;² a prayer³ of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him.⁴ Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me⁵ from those who attack me!⁶

NET Notes

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

²tn 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.

³tn 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.”

⁴tn Heb “when Saul sent and they watched his house in order to kill him.”

⁴sn According to the superscription, David wrote this psalm on the occasion when Saul sent assassins to surround David’s house and kill him in the morning (see 1 Sam 19:11). However, the psalm itself mentions foreign enemies (vv. 5, 8). Perhaps these references reflect a later adaptation of an original Davidic psalm.

⁵tn Or “make me secure”; Heb “set me on high.”

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