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**To the chief Musician.** See App-64 .
**Al-taschith** = Destroy not. See App-65 .
**Title. Michtam** . See App-65 .
**when, &c.** Compare [1 Samuel 19:11](../../../kjv/1-samuel/19/11) .
**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 .
**Defend me** = set me on high.

**iniquity.** Hebrew. *'aven.* App-44 .
**men.** Hebrew, plural of *'enosh.*

**soul.** Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .
**transgression** = rebellion. Hebrew. *pasha'.*
**sin.** Hebrew. *chata'.*
**LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .

**LORD God of hosts** = Jehovah Elohim Sabaoth. See note on [1 Samuel 1:3](../../../kjv/1-samuel/1/3) .
**heathen** = nations.
**wicked.** Hebrew. *'aven.* App-44 .
**transgressors** = hypocrites. Hebrew. *bagad.*
**Selah.** Connecting the wicked transgressors with their true character as dogs of the Gentiles; and marking off and connecting the two prayers in verses: [Psalms 59:1-5](../../../kjv/psalms/59/1-5) , and verses: [Psalms 59:11-13](../../../kjv/psalms/59/11-13) . See App-66 .

**laugh.** Compare [Psalms 2:4](../../../kjv/psalms/2/4) .

**Because of his strength:** or, O my strength, as in [Psalms 59:17](../../../kjv/psalms/59/17) .

**mercy** = lovingkindness, or grace.
**prevent** = anticipate.

**LORD*.** One of the 134 places where the *Sopherim* altered "Jehovah" to "Adonai". App-32 .

**sin.** Hebrew. *chata'.* App-44 .

**Selah.** See note on [Psalms 59:5](../../../kjv/psalms/59/5) .

**wander** = prowl about.
**grudge:** or, stay all night.

**power** = strength, as in [Psalms 59:9](../../../kjv/psalms/59/9) .
**been** = proved.
**defence** = high tower.

**sing** = sing praise.
**To the chief Musician.** See App-64 .
**upon** = relating to.
**Shushan-eduth.** It is "testimony" relating to the second Passover provided for in [Numbers 9:5-14](../../../kjv/numbers/9/5-14) and acted on in 2 Chronicles, chapter 30. See App-65 .) The other of the two Psalms thus used is [Psalms 79](../../../kjv/psalms/79) .

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