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This psalm is a song about wicked people.
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## For the chief musician; ##
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"This is for the director of music to use in worship;"
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## set to Al Tashheth ##
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This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in [Psalms 57:1](../057/001.md).
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## A psalm of David ##
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"This is a psalm that David wrote."
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## A michtam ##
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See how you translated this in [Psalms 16:1](../016/001.md).
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## Do you rulers speak righteousness? ##
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The author is using this question to rebuke the people who are in political power. AT: "You rulers never make fair decisions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Do you indeed ##
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The words “you” and “your” refer to the mighty men who are judges. The “you” here is plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-youdual]])
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## speak righteousness ##
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AT: "speak in a righteous way"
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## Do you judge uprightly, you people? ##
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The author is using this question to emphasize that the mighty men judge unjustly. AT: "you sons of men never judge people uprightly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## you people ##
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Some versions read more literally, "you sons of men," but this expression in Hebrew means "people," "human beings." (See: (en:obe:kt:sonofman]])
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## you commit wickedness ##
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AT: "you do wicked things" (See [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## you distribute violence throughout the land with your hands ##
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AT: "you yourselves do violent deeds everywhere in the land."
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