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# General Information:
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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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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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# How long, Yahweh, will you keep forgetting about me?
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This question is asked to get the reader's attention and to add emphasis. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "Yahweh, it seems that you have forgotten about me!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# How long ... face from me?
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The words "your face" represent God's whole being. This rhetorical question is asked to add emphasis. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "It seems like you are hiding from me!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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