Study it in the app“For the director. Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, my Elohim; from those who rise up against me set me on high.”
For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַDo Not Destroy.אַל תַּשְׁחֵתOf David.לְדָוִדA Miktam,מִכְתָּםwhenבִּSaulשָׁאוּלsent,שְׁלֹחַand they watchedוַיִּשְׁמְרוּthe houseאֶת הַבַּיִתto kill him.לַהֲמִיתוֹDeliver meהַצִּילֵנִיfrom my enemies,מֵאֹיְבַיmy Elohim;אֱלֹהָיfrom those who rise up against meמִּמִתְקוֹמְמַיset me on high.תְּשַׂגְּבֵנִי
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears"Do not destroy"
"Do not destroy": words in the title of four psalms (57, 58, 59 and 75); probably the opening of a known song to whose tune they were sung.
Where else “al” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsmiktam
Miktam: a word in the title of Psalms 16 and 56–60. It names a kind of psalm; its exact sense is not known (perhaps "inscription").
Where else “michtam” appearsSaul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “sheloach” appearspreserve
To keep something, or watch and wait.
Where else “yishmru” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appearsrescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hatsile” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “eloha” appearsrise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “mitkomma” appearsset on high
To set safely above, out of danger.
Where else “tesagve” appearsThe account is in 1 Samuel 19:11-17. “Set me on high”: put me in a safe place, out of their reach.
1 · This verse (above)
2Deliver me from those who work wickedness, and from men of blood save me.
