Psalm 57:1 Hebrew Text Analysis

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Text Analysis

Strong's	Hebrew	English	Morphology
1a) (Niphal) enduring (participle) 1b) (Piel) to act as overseer or superintendent or director or chief">5329 [e]	לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ lam-naṣ-ṣê-aḥ	To the Chief Musician	Prep-l, Art \| V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms
	אַל־ ’al-	Set to do Not	Adverb Adv
1) (Hiphil) a command to the chief musician, or perhaps the title of a melody used for several Psalms">516 [e]	תַּ֭שְׁחֵת taš-ḥêṯ	Destroy	V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms
1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732 [e]	לְדָוִ֣ד lə-ḏā-wiḏ	of David	Prep-l \| N-proper-ms
1a) a technical term found in psalm titles 1b) meaning uncertain">4387 [e]	מִכְתָּ֑ם miḵ-tām;	a Michtam	N-ms
1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, pass through 1a2) to flee 1a3) to hasten, come quickly 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to pass through 1b2) to cause to flee, put to flight 1b3) to drive away">1272 [e]	בְּבָרְח֥וֹ bə-ḇā-rə-ḥōw	when he fled	Prep-b \| V-Qal-Inf \| 3ms
1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e]	מִפְּנֵי־ mip-pə-nê-šā-	from	Prep-m \| N-mpc
1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586 [e]	שָׁ֝א֗וּל ’ūl,	Saul	N-proper-ms
4631 [e]	בַּמְּעָרָֽה׃ bam-mə-‘ā-rāh.	into the cave	Prep-b, Art \| N-fs
1a) (Qal) to show favour, be gracious 1b) (Niphal) to be pitied 1c) (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious 1d) (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on 1e) (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration 1f) (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour 2) to be loathsome">2603 [e]	חָנֵּ֤נִי ḥān-nê-nî	Be merciful to me	V-Qal-Imp-ms \| 1cs
1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God">430 [e]	אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ ’ĕ-lō-hîm	God	N-mp
1a) (Qal) to show favour, be gracious 1b) (Niphal) to be pitied 1c) (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious 1d) (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on 1e) (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration 1f) (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour 2) to be loathsome">2603 [e]	חָנֵּ֗נִי ḥān-nê-nî	be merciful to me	V-Qal-Imp-ms \| 1cs
1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e]	כִּ֥י kî	for	Conj
	בְךָ֮ ḇə-ḵā	in You	Prep \| 2ms
1a) to put trust in (God), confide or hope in (God) (fig.)">2620 [e]	חָסָ֪יָה ḥā-sā-yāh	trusts	V-Qal-Perf-3fs
1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious">5315 [e]	נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י nap̄-šî	my soul	N-fsc \| 1cs
1a) shadow (on dial) 1b) shadow, shade (as protection) 1c) shadow (symbolic of transitoriness of life)">6738 [e]	וּבְצֵֽל־ ū-ḇə-ṣêl-	and in the shadow	Conj-w, Prep-b \| N-msc
1a) wing 1b) extremity 1b1) skirt, corner (of garment)">3671 [e]	כְּנָפֶ֥יךָ kə-nā-p̄e-ḵā	of Your wings	N-fpc \| 2ms
1a) to put trust in (God), confide or hope in (God) (fig.)">2620 [e]	אֶחְסֶ֑ה ’eḥ-seh;	I will make my refuge	V-Qal-Imperf-1cs
1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even">5704 [e]	עַ֝֗ד ‘aḏ,	Until	Prep
1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over">5674 [e]	יַעֲבֹ֥ר ya-‘ă-ḇōr	have passed by	V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
1a) desire (in bad sense) 2) chasm (fig. of destruction) 2a) engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity">1942 [e]	הַוּֽוֹת׃ haw-wō-wṯ.	[these] calamities	N-fp

Hebrew Texts

Psalm 57:1 Hebrew Study Bible (Apostolic / Interlinear)

לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ אַל־ תַּ֭שְׁחֵת לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בְּבָרְחֹ֥ו מִפְּנֵישָׁ֝־ א֗וּל בַּמְּעָרָֽה׃ חָנֵּ֤נִי אֱלֹהִ֨ים חָנֵּ֗נִי כִּ֥י בְךָ֮ חָסָ֪יָה נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י וּבְצֵֽל־ כְּנָפֶ֥יךָ אֶחְסֶ֑ה עַ֝֗ד יַעֲבֹ֥ר הַוֹּֽות׃

KJV with Strong's
To the chief Musician Altaschith Michtam of David when he fled from Saul in the cave Be merciful unto me O God be merciful unto me for my soul trusteth in thee yea in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge until these calamities be overpast

תהילים 57:1 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ אַל־תַּ֭שְׁחֵת לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בְּבָרְחֹ֥ו מִפְּנֵישָׁ֝־א֗וּל בַּמְּעָרָֽה׃ חָנֵּ֤נִי אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ חָנֵּ֗נִי כִּ֥י בְךָ֮ חָסָ֪יָה נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י וּבְצֵֽל־כְּנָפֶ֥יךָ אֶחְסֶ֑ה עַ֝֗ד יַעֲבֹ֥ר הַוֹּֽות׃

תהילים 57:1 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
למנצח אל־תשחת לדוד מכתם בברחו מפניש־אול במערה׃ חנני אלהים ׀ חנני כי בך חסיה נפשי ובצל־כנפיך אחסה עד יעבר הוות׃

תהילים 57:1 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
למנצח אל־תשחת לדוד מכתם בברחו מפניש־אול במערה׃ חנני אלהים ׀ חנני כי בך חסיה נפשי ובצל־כנפיך אחסה עד יעבר הוות׃

תהילים 57:1 Hebrew Bible
למנצח אל תשחת לדוד מכתם בברחו מפני שאול במערה חנני אלהים חנני כי בך חסיה נפשי ובצל כנפיך אחסה עד יעבר הוות׃

Additional Parallel Hebrew

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by.

King James Bible
<> Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the choir director: "Do Not Destroy." A Davidic Miktam. When he fled before Saul into the cave. Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in You. I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings until danger passes.

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