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Psalm 058 General Notes
Type of psalm
Psalm 58 is a deliverance psalm. It asks God for deliverance from the unjust rulers. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deliverer and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice)
Special concepts in this chapter
Deliverance
Although the leaders are very evil and unfair, God can deliver his people from their oppression. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oppress)
Superscription
The word "Michtam" is used in the superscription for this psalm. There is much discussion about this word but, in the end, no one is certain what it means. It is easiest to transliterate this word into your language, or you can simply translate it as "psalm."