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# Surely goodness and covenant faithfulness will pursue me

Yahweh being good and faithful to a person is spoken of as if goodness and covenant faithfulness are things that pursue after a person. The abstract nouns "goodness" and "faithfulness" can be translated as adjectives. Alternate translation: "Surely you will be good and faithful to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# all the days of my life

The abstract noun "life" can be stated as a verb. Alternate translation: "as long as I live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# the house of Yahweh

Possible meanings are that 1) this refers to Yahweh's eternal home, or 2) this refers to Yahweh's temple in Jerusalem. If possible, translate it so that both meanings could be understood.

# for the length of my days

This idiom refers to the duration of his life. Alternate translation: "as long as I live" or "forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Yahweh being good and faithful to a person is spoken of as if goodness and covenant faithfulness are things that pursue after a person. The abstract nouns "goodness" and "faithfulness" can be translated as adjectives. Alternate translation: "Surely you will be good and faithful to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# all the days of my life`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`The abstract noun "life" can be stated as a verb. Alternate translation: "as long as I live" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the house of Yahweh`
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			`Possible meanings are that 1) this refers to Yahweh's eternal home, or 2) this refers to Yahweh's temple in Jerusalem. If possible, translate it so that both meanings could be understood.`

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Fixed note for "length of ... days" 2018-02-23 20:45:48 +00:00			`This idiom refers to the duration of his life. Alternate translation: "as long as I live" or "forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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