Psalm 59:1
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New International Version (©1984)
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. Deliver me from my enemies, O God; protect me from those who rise up against me.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
[For the choir director; [al tashcheth]; a [miktam] by David when Saul sent men to watch David's home and kill him.] Rescue me from my enemies, O my God. Protect me from those who attack me.

King James Bible
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

American King James Version
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

American Standard Version
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me.

Bible in Basic English
<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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Unto the end, destroy not, for David for an inscription of It title, when Saul sent and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from them that rise up against me.

Darby Bible Translation
{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me.

English Revised Version
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David: Michtam: when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: set me on high from them that rise up against me.

Webster's Bible Translation
To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

World English Bible
Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.

Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not,' by David. -- A secret treasure, in Saul's sending, and they watch the house to put him to death. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, From my withstanders set me on high.

Geneva Study Bible

<{a} Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.>> {b} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

(a) Or, a certain tune.

(b) Though his enemies were even at hand to destroy him, yet he assures himself that God had ways to deliver him.

King James Translators' Notes

Altaschith...: or, Destroy not

Michtam: or, A golden Psalm

defend...: Heb. set me on high

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

PSALM 59

Ps 59:1-17. See on [600]Ps 57:1, title, and for history, 1Sa 19:11, &c. The scope is very similar to that of the fifty-seventh: prayer in view of malicious and violent foes, and joy in prospect of relief.

1. defend me-(Compare Margin).

rise up . me-(Compare Ps 17:7).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

59:1-7 In these words we hear the voice of David when a prisoner in his own house; the voice of Christ when surrounded by his merciless enemies; the voice of the church when under bondage in the world; and the voice of the Christian when under temptation, affliction, and persecution. And thus earnestly should we pray daily, to be defended and delivered from our spiritual enemies, the temptations of Satan, and the corruptions of our own hearts. We should fear suffering as evil-doers, but not be ashamed of the hatred of workers of iniquity. It is not strange, if those regard not what they themselves say, who have made themselves believe that God regards not what they say. And where there is no fear of God, there is nothing to secure proper regard to man.


1 Samuel 19:11 Then Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, in order to put him to death in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, "If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be put to death."
Psalm 20:1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!
Psalm 69:29 But I am afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.
Psalm 143:9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in You. (NASB ©1995)

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Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

1-5 David prays to be delivered from his enemies 6,7 He complains of their cruelty 8-10 He trusts in god 11-15 He prays against them 16,17 He praises God

A.M. 2942 B.C. 1062 (title.) Al-tas-chith. or, destroy not. A golden Psalm. Ps 57:1 58:1

Michtam. The seven poems of the celebrated Arabian poets who flourished before the time of Mohammed, called Moallakat, from being suspended on the walls of the temple of Mecca, were also called Modhabat, `golden' because they were written in [letters of gold] on the papyrus; and probably this is another reason why the six poems of David were called [golden]

when Jud 16:2,3 1Sa 19:11 2Co 11:32,33

Deliver Ps 7:1,2 18:48 71:4 143:12 Lu 1:74,75 2Ti 4:17,18

defend me [heb.] set me on high Ps 12:5 91:14 Isa 33:16

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