unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/107/001.md

# General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# his covenant faithfulness endures forever

The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be translated with an adjective. AT: "he remains faithful to his covenant forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# the redeemed of Yahweh

"The redeemed" refers to the people whom Yahweh has saved. AT: "those whom Yahweh has saved" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# speak out

This means to tell others about something. AT: "tell about what Yahweh has done" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# from the hand of the enemy

Here "hand" refers to power. AT: "from the power of the enemy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# from the east ... and from the south

Here the four directions are given to emphasize that he gather them from everywhere. AT: "from every direction" or "from every part of the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])

# from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south

This describes the places that Yahweh gather his people from. AT: "he has gathered them from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenantfaith]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/endure]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/redeem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/foreigner]]