See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]

## A psalm of David ##

"This is a psalm that David wrote."

## Do not be irritated because of evildoers ##

AT: "Do not let wicked people upset you."

## dry up as the grass ##

In the hot and dry climate of the Bible, plants die quickly. AT: "come to an end". (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## and wither as the green plants ##

In the hot and dry climate of the Bible, plants die quickly. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])