See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]
This psalm is a prayer for forgiveness.

## For the chief musician ##

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

## A psalm of David; ##

“This is a psalm that David wrote;”

## had gone in to Bathsheba ##

This refers to having sex. AT: "he had committed adultery with Bathsheba" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

## because of your covenant faithfulness; for the sake of the multitude of your merciful actions ##

These two phrases have similar meanings and are used together for emphasis. AT: "because of your covenant love and many merciful actions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin ##

These two phrases have basically the same meaning and are used together for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## thoroughly ##

"completely"