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 the servant of Yahweh ##

“This is a psalm that David the servant of Yahweh wrote.”

## Sin speaks like an oracle ##

Sin is described as if it were a prophet speaking messages from a god. AT: "Sin is like a prophet who gives false messages from God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## in the heart of the wicked man ##

AT: "to the wicked man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## in his eyes ##

AT: "in him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## he comforts himself, thinking... ##

AT: "he prefers to believe..." or "he wants to think that..."

## his sin will not be discovered and be hated ##

AT: "God will not discover and hate his sin" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## and be hated ##

AT: "and his sin will not be hated" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])