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Psalms 59:1

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So that a man shall say, Verily [there is] a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.	To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.	Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

To the chief Musician^H5329, Altaschith^H516, Michtam^H4387 of David^H1732; when Saul^H7586 sent^H7971, and they watched^H8104 the house^H1004 to kill him^H4191. Deliver^H5337 me from mine enemies^H341, O my God^H430: defend^H7682 me from them that rise up^H6965 against me.

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Original Hebrew

לַמְנַצֵּחַ אַל־תַּשְׁחֵת לְדָוִד מִכְתָּם בִּשְׁלֹחַ שָׁאוּל וַיִּשְׁמְרוּ אֶת־הַבַּיִת לַהֲמִיתֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֣חַ	la/m.na.Tze.ach	H5329	HRd/Vprmsa	to the/ choirmaster
אַל	'al-	H516	HTn	al-
תַּשְׁחֵת֮	tash.Chet	H516	HVhi2ms	tashcheth
לְ/דָוִ֪ד	le./da.Vid	H1732	HR/Np	of/ David
מִ֫כְתָּ֥ם	mikh.Tam	H4387	HNcmsa	a miktam
בִּ/שְׁלֹ֥חַ	bi/sh.Lo.ach	H7971	HR/Vqc	when/ sent
שָׁא֑וּל	sha.'Ul	H7586	HNp	Saul
וַֽ/יִּשְׁמְר֥וּ	va/i.yish.me.Ru	H8104	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ people watched
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הַ֝/בַּ֗יִת	ha./Ba.yit	H1004	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ house
לַ/הֲמִיתֽ/וֹ	la./ha.mi.T/o	H4191	HR/Vhc/Sp3ms	to/ kill/ him

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H341 — אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb, o-yabe'): or (fully) אוֹיֵב; active participle of אָיַב; hating; an adversary; enemy, foe.
• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H516 — אַל תַּשְׁחֵת (ʼAl tashchêth, al tash-kayth'): from אַל and שָׁחַת; 'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song; Al-taschith.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
• H4387 — מִכְתָּם (miktâm, mik-tawm'): from כָּתַם; an engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem; Michtam.
• H5329 — נָצַח (nâtsach, naw-tsakh'): a primitive root; also as denominative from נֶצַח; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent; excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
• H5337 — נָצַל (nâtsal, naw-tsal'): a primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense; [idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).
• H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
• H7586 — שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl, shaw-ool'): passive participle of שָׁאַל; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.
• H7682 — שָׂגַב (sâgab, saw-gab'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively; defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.
• H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• defend me — Psalms 12:5, Psalms 91:14, Isaiah 33:16
• Deliver — Psalms 7:1-2, Psalms 18:48, Psalms 71:4, Psalms 143:12, Luke 1:74-75, 2 Timothy 4:17-18
• when — Judges 16:2-3, 1 Samuel 19:11-24, 2 Corinthians 11:32-33

Reciprocal references (6): Genesis 32:11, 2 Samuel 22:17, Psalms 38:19, Psalms 56:1, Psalms 60:1, Psalms 140:1

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: ENEMIES
• Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES, MUSIC, PERSECUTION, WAITING

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