Psalms 59:1 meaning and explanation
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
Psalms 59:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The heading places this psalm in the night when Saul sent men to watch David's house and kill him, a scene told in 1 Samuel 19. David is not speaking as a distant worshipper but as a man trapped in his own city, with enemies posted at his door.
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