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1021 B
1021 B
you defended me when I was on trial for my life
This presents a picture of a courtroom, where the speaker is on trial. In this picture, God argues for him, as a lawyer argues for his client.AT: "you argued for me in court" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
their oppression of me
AT: "how they oppress me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
Judge my case justly
Here God is no longer pictured as a lawyer, but as the judge. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
all their acts of vengeance, all their plans against me
These two phrases share similar meanings and are combined for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
all their acts of vengeance
AT: "all of their attempts to take revenge against me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
heard their scorn
AT: "heard them taunt me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)