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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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# set to Al Tashheth
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This probably tells what musical style or tune to use when singing the psalm. See how you translated this in [Psalms 57:1](../057/001.md).
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# A psalm of David
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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.
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# A michtam
The meaning of the word "michtam" is uncertain. You may use the word "psalm" instead. This can be written as: "This is a psalm that David wrote." See how you translated this in [Psalms 16:1](../016/001.md).
# set me on high
A high place represents a safe place where his enemies cannot reach him. Alternate translation: "put me in a safe place" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# rise up against me
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Rising up against someone represents attacking him. Alternate translation: "attack me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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