en_tn/psa/068/001.md

# 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"

# 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.

# Let God arise

God beginning to act is spoke of as if he stands up. AT: "Let God begin to act" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# let his enemies be scattered

This can be stated in active form. AT: "let God chase away his enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# As smoke is driven away, so drive them away

God's enemies are spoken of as if they are smoke that is easily blown away by the wind. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Drive them away as the wind blows away smoke" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# as wax melts before the fire

God's enemies are spoken of as if they are wax that is easily melted by a fire. AT: "cause them to disappear as wax melts before a fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the wicked

This refers to the wicked people in general. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# the righteous

This refers to the righteous people in general. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# rejoice and be happy

These means the same thing and emphasizes the amount of joy they feel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/psalm]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/perish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/exult]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rejoice]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# For the chief musician`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"This is for the director of music to use in worship"`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# A psalm of David`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`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.`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Let God arise`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`God beginning to act is spoke of as if he stands up. AT: "Let God begin to act" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# let his enemies be scattered`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "let God chase away his enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# As smoke is driven away, so drive them away`

			`God's enemies are spoken of as if they are smoke that is easily blown away by the wind. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Drive them away as the wind blows away smoke" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# as wax melts before the fire`

			`God's enemies are spoken of as if they are wax that is easily melted by a fire. AT: "cause them to disappear as wax melts before a fire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# the wicked`

			`This refers to the wicked people in general. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])`

			`# the righteous`

			`This refers to the righteous people in general. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])`

			`# rejoice and be happy`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`These means the same thing and emphasizes the amount of joy they feel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])`

			`# translationWords`

Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/psalm]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fire]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/perish]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/exult]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rejoice]]`