Psalms 57:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until [these] calamities be overpast.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ אַל־תַּ֭שְׁחֵת לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בְּבָרְח֥וֹ מִפְּנֵי־שָׁ֝א֗וּל בַּמְּעָרֽ͏ָה

Transliteration

To the mənaṣṣēaḥ upon ʾal-tašḥēt, to dāwid miktām, in his bārḥō from pənê-šāʾûl in the məʿārâ

Grammar Details

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: noun with preposition lamed, masculine singular - to the choirmaster/director/chief musician
• *ʾal-tašḥēt*: negative particle + verb, Hiphil imperfect 2ms - 'do not destroy'
• *dāwid*: proper noun with preposition lamed - to/for/of David
• *miktām*: noun, masculine singular - possibly a musical or literary term; unclear meaning
• *bārḥō*: infinitive construct with preposition bet and 3ms suffix - in his fleeing
• *pənê-šāʾûl*: construct noun + proper noun with preposition min - from the face/presence of Saul
• *məʿārâ*: noun with preposition bet, feminine singular - in the cave

Word Meanings

• *mənaṣṣēaḥ*: chief musician/choirmaster/director of music
• *ʾal-tašḥēt*: Do not destroy (possibly name of melody or tune)
• *miktām*: golden psalm/inscription/poem (meaning uncertain, possibly a musical or literary designation)
• *pənê*: face/presence/before

Referenced Verses

• Ps 91:4 : 4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.
• Isa 26:20 : 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
• Ps 63:7 : 7 For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
• Ps 9:10 : 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
• Ruth 2:12 : 12 Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.
• Ps 17:7-8 : 7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that take refuge [in thee] From those that rise up [against them]. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
• Ps 36:7 : 7 How precious is thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
• Ps 56:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; For man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
• Ps 13:5 : 5 But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
• Ps 59:1 : 1 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.
• Ps 61:4 : 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. {H5542}
• Ps 91:9 : 9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
• Ps 119:76-77 : 76 Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
• Ps 125:1 : 1 A Song of Ascents. They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.
• Ps 69:13-16 : 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness, Answer me in the truth of thy salvation. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 15 Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep shallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me. 16 Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.
• Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
• Jas 5:10-11 : 10 Take, {G3450} brethren, None for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Rev 21:4 : 4 and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, {G2071} nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.
• Isa 50:10 : 10 Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
• Matt 24:22 : 22 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
• Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
• Ps 142:1 : 1 Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
• Ps 58:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
• 1 Sam 22:1 : 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
• 1 Sam 24:3 : 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.
• 1 Sam 24:8 : 8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.
• Isa 10:25 : 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation [against thee] shall be accomplished, and mine anger [shall be directed] to his destruction.
• Luke 13:34 : 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen [gathereth] her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
• John 16:20 : 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: {G1161} ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.