Psalms 59:1 
Context| NET © | 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 Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me 5 from those who attack me! 6 |
| NIV © | 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 © | <<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 me from my enemies, O my God; Set me securely on high away from those who rise up against me. |
| NLT © | <<For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David’s house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune "Do Not Destroy!">> Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me. |
| MSG © | My God! Rescue me from my enemies, defend me from these mutineers. |
| BBE © | <To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death.> Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me. |
| NRSV © | Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me. |
| NKJV © | <<To the Chief Musician. Set to "Do Not Destroy." A Michtam of David when Saul sent men, and they watched the house in order to kill him.>> Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me. |
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| 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 him <04191> . Deliver <05337> me from my enemies <0341> , my God <0430> ! Protect <07682> me from those who attack me!<06965> |
| NET © | 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 Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me 5 from those who attack me! 6 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn Psalm 59. The psalmist calls down judgment on his foreign enemies, whom he compares to ravenous wild dogs. 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. 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.” 4 tn Heb “when Saul sent and they watched his house in order to kill him.” sn 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. 5 tn Or “make me secure”; Heb “set me on high.” 6 tn Heb “from those who raise themselves up [against] me.” |
