Translations
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
For the choirmaster. Of David. In YHWH I have taken shelter. So how can you say to my nephesh, "Flee to your mountain, little bird!"
For the worship leader. A psalm of David. In Yahweh I have taken refuge. So how dare you say to me, "Fly away to your mountain like a bird!"
For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
Footnotes
The superscription lamnatseach is commonly translated 'to the chief musician' but literally means 'to the one who causes to excel/oversee'—most likely the worship director of the sanctuary. The pivotal word nephesh is untranslatable with a single English equivalent; it encompasses throat, breath, life-force, desire, and whole self. The fearful advisers are urging David's very being—his survival instinct—to abandon trust in Yahweh. F.O.G. preserves nephesh to signal this depth of address; F.O.G.M. renders it as 'me'.

