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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Psalms 57-59, and I’m calling the episode “On the Run." Comments on Psalms 57-59 Introduction to Psalm 57 The title of this psalm is To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave. Regarding "Do not Destroy", Bible commentator Derek Kidner said: “This may well be a tune-indication: cf. Isaiah 65:8, where the phrase is identified as a popular saying (perhaps a snatch of vintage song), and borrowed to become a reassuring word from God. Yet notice also David’s instructions about Saul, ‘Destroy him not’ (1 Samuel 26:9).” So "Do Not Destroy" might be merely a notation giving the tune of the psalm, or a plea to God to protect David, or a statement of David's intention to not destroy Saul. This psalm is another michtam, or golden psalm, indicating that this was a special, highly regarded psalm. But the word "michtam" literally means "an engraving, or sculpture," so it could be that David actually engr