unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/005/001.md

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General Information:

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

For the chief musician

"This is for the director of music to use in worship"

with wind instruments

"This song should be accompanied by people who play wind instruments."

A psalm of David

Possible meanings are 1) David wrote the psalm or 2) the psalm is about David or 3) the psalm is in the style of David's psalms.

Listen to my call to you

This is a call for help. AT: "Listen to me as I call to you for help" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

groanings

low sounds that people make with the voice when they are suffering

in the morning you hear my cry ... in the morning I will bring my petition to you

These two phrases are very similar in meaning. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

I will bring my petition to you

"I will make my request" or "I will ask you for what I need"

wait expectantly

"wait, expecting you to do what I ask you to do"

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