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# Psalm 54 General Notes
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### Type of psalm
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Psalm 54 is a deliverance psalm. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/deliverer]])
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### Special concepts in this chapter
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#### Rescue
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Evil people want to kill David; but God has rescued him in the past and he trusts God to rescue him again. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/trust]])
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#### Superscription
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This psalm is called "a Maschil of David." The word "Maschil" in the original language has caused scholars to have various opinions about its meaning. Some say it means to instruct, while others say that the word is referring to the skill used in creating the psalm. Still others think it means that meditation should be used in reading this psalm.
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## Links:
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* __[Psalms 54:1](../../psa/054/001.md)__
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__[<<](../053/intro.md) | [>>](../055/intro.md)__
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