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**Title. Michtam:** i.e. Resurgam. See [Psalms 56:13](../../../kjv/psalms/56/13) . One of six Psalms so called. The first is [Psalms 16](../../../kjv/psalms/16) . App-65 .and sub-scription, v. m.
**when, &c.** See [1 Samuel 21:10](../../../kjv/1-samuel/21/10) ; [1 Samuel 27:4](../../../kjv/1-samuel/27/4) ; [1 Samuel 29:2-11](../../../kjv/1-samuel/29/2-11) .
**Be merciful** = Be gracious, or favourable.
**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 .
**man.** Hebrew. *'enosh.* App-14 .
**would swallow me up** = thirst for my blood. Heb, *sha'aph,* used of wild beasts.
**daily** = all the day. See [Psalms 56:5](../../../kjv/psalms/56/5) .

**enemies** = watchers, or observers.
**O Thou Most High.** Hebrew. *marom,* lofty, or exalted (not *Elyon)* .

**trust** = confide. Hebrew. *batah.* App-69 .

**In God.** Figure of speech *Cycloides.* App-6 . Compare [Psalms 56:10](../../../kjv/psalms/56/10) .
**flesh.** Put by Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of Part), App-6 , for man.

**Every day** = all the day. See [Psalms 56:5](../../../kjv/psalms/56/5) .
**evil.** App-44 .

**my soul** = me. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .

**iniquity.** Hebrew. *'aven.*
**people** = peoples. (No Art.)

**tellest** = recordest.
**wanderings . . . bottle.** Figure of speech *Paronomasia.* App-6 . Hebrew. *nodi. . . ben'odeka.*
**Thy bottle.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . Tears of mourners were thus collected and buried with the dead. Hence often found in ancient tombs.
**Thy book.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 .

**When I cry unto Thee** = In the day of my cry.
**for** = that.
**for me** = mine.

**In God, &c.** Figure of speech *Cycloides.* App-6 . See [Psalms 56:4](../../../kjv/psalms/56/4) .
**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .

**put my trust** = confided. Compare [Psalms 56:3](../../../kjv/psalms/56/3) .
**man** = a man. (No Art.) Hebrew. *'adam.* App-14 .

**delivered** = plucked.
**"Wilt not thou . . . ?** Figure of Speech. *Erotesis.* App-6 .
**In the light of the living** = in resurrection life. Hence the title "Michtam". Compare [Psalms 16](../../../kjv/psalms/16) , and other Michtam Psalms. See also: [Job 33:30](../../../kjv/job/33/30) ; and [Psalms 116:8](../../../kjv/psalms/116/8) , [Psalms 116:9](../../../kjv/psalms/116/9) ; where it is "land of the living".
**To the chief Musician.** See App-64 .
**Al-taschith** = Destroy not. See App-65 . The words of David in [1 Samuel 26:9](../../../kjv/1-samuel/26/9) . [2 Samuel 24:16](../../../kjv/2-samuel/24/16) , [2 Samuel 24:17](../../../kjv/2-samuel/24/17) . Same word as in [2 Samuel 1:14](../../../kjv/2-samuel/1/14) .[Isaiah 65:8](../../../kjv/isaiah/65/8) . Compare [1 Chronicles 21:12](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/21/12) , [1 Chronicles 21:15](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/21/15) .

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