Psalms 56:1 meaning and explanation
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
Psalms 56:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This psalm opens with a superscription setting it in a moment of danger: David, seized by the Philistines in Gath, cries out for mercy. The heading names the choirmaster and a tune, “A Dove on Distant Oaks,” and calls the psalm a Miktam, a term whose meaning is uncertain.
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