am 2983, bc 1021 (Title), Psalm, Mizmor:, from the verb to cut, prune, sing, a poem cut into short sentences, divided into syllables, pruned from every redundancy, and thus adapted for singing.
when: 2Sam. 15:1-18:33
many: Psalms 17:7; Matthew 10:21
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Psalms 3:1
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