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UHB 1 לַ⁠מְנַצֵּ֣חַ אַל־תַּ֭שְׁחֵת לְ⁠דָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בְּ⁠בָרְח֥⁠וֹ מִ⁠פְּנֵי־שָׁ֝א֗וּל בַּ⁠מְּעָרָֽה׃ ‡

ULT For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

UST A psalm written by David for the choir director, when David went into a cave to escape from Saul; to be sung using the tune “Do not destroy.”

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave.

FBV For the music director. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm (miktam) of David concerning the time he fled from Saul and hid in the cave.

BBE To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. To the tune of “Destroy it not.” A golden ode sung by David in the cave, when he fled from Saul.

ASV For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Drby To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave.

RV For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David: Michtam: when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.

KJB-1611 ¶ To the chiefe musician Al-taschith, Michtam of Dauid, when hee fled from Saul in the caue.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Psalm 057 General Notes

Type of Psalm

Psalm 57 is a psalm of deliverance. It praises God for the many times he has delivered David. (See: deliverer)

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Chapter

Fear

Since God is protecting the psalmist, he has nothing to fear from his enemies.

Superscription

The word “Michtam” is used in the superscription for this psalm. There is much discussion about this word but, in the end, no one is certain what it means. It is easiest to transliterate this word into your language, or you can simply translate it as “psalm.”

Parallel PSA 57:0

Psalm 057 General Notes

Type of Psalm

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Chapter

Fear

Superscription