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# General Information:
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David's song to Yahweh continues. He uses parallelism to emphasize what he is saying. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# In my distress
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"In my great trouble"
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# he heard my voice from his temple
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David is referring to the heavenly temple where Yahweh dwells. The earthly temple has not yet been built.
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# my call for help went into his ears
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Here the metonym "his ears" refers to Yahweh and his hearing of David's call for help. Alternate translation: "he heard my prayer for help" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# his ears
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David speaks of Yahweh as if he had ears. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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