Wednesday Bible Study: Name that tune!

The introduction to several psalms refers to events in 1 Samuel when David is on the run from Saul, although the content is not really specific to the tale. In Psalm 56, "The Dove on Far-off Terebinths " is thought to be the name of the tune. (Terebinths are a kind of tree.) We ' ve seen a few of these instances where an existing composition is apparently given new lyrics. Oddly, however, 1 Samuel 21, in which David goes to Gad, does not actually say that the Philistine seized him. David was apparently afraid that KingAchish would do him ill, so he pretended to be insane, whereupon Achish expelled him. But there is no direct reference to these events in the psalm. Regarding Psalm 57, " Do Not Destroy " seems a rather bizarre name for a song -- it ' s something we would expect to see on a file folder -- but it must have made sense in context. David in the cave refers to 1 Samuel 22, in which he flees from Gath to the cave ofAdullam, where he collected a following of 400. But again, there is nothing specific about these events in the psalm.To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.56 Be gracious to me, O God,for men trample upon me;    all day long foemen oppress me;2 my enemies trample upon me all day long,    for many fight against me proudly.3 When I am afraid,    I put my trust in thee.4 In God, whose word I p...
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