To the chief Musician
natsach (naw-tsakh')
to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music)
Altaschith
'Al tashcheth (al tash-kayth')
Thou must not destroy; probably the opening words to a popular song -- Al-taschith.
Michtam
miktam (mik-tawm')
an engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem -- Michtam.
of David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
when he fled
barach (baw-rakh')
to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly -- chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.
from
paniym (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Saul
Sha'uwl (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
in the cave
m`arah (meh-aw-raw')
a cavern (as dark) -- cave, den, hole.
Be merciful
chanan (khaw-nan')
to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
unto me O God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
be merciful
chanan (khaw-nan')
to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
unto me for my soul
nephesh (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
trusteth
chacah (khaw-saw')
to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in -- have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
in thee yea in the shadow
tsel (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
of thy wings
kanaph (kaw-nawf')
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
will I make my refuge
chacah (khaw-saw')
to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in -- have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
until these calamities
havvah (hav-vaw')
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin -- calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
be overpast
`abar (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
