Psalm 59:title
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For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style;28 a prayer29 of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him.30
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- 28 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.
- 29 The precise meaning of the Hebrew word מִכְתָּם (miktam), which also appears in the heading to Pss 16, 56–58, 60 is uncertain. defines it as “inscription.”
- 30 Heb “when Saul sent and they watched his house in order to kill him.” 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.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
For the director of music. 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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
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!”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For the music director, according to Do Not Destroy.
Of David. A miktam.
When Saul dispatched men and they watched the house to kill him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
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