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Psalm 56:title

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Prayer for Deliverance and Confidence in God

56For the music director, according to The Silent Dove of Distant Lands.

Of David. A miktam.

When the Philistines seized him in Gath.a

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Footnotes

  1. aThe Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam. When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Miktam of David. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.

NLTNew Living Translation

For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune “Dove on Distant Oaks.”

KJV 1900King James Version

To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-recho-kim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.