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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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# a new song
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a song no one has ever sung before. See how this is translated in [Psalms 96:1](../096/001.md).
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# his right hand and his holy arm have
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The words "right hand" and "holy arm" refer to Yahweh's strength. Together they emphasize how great his strength is. Alternate translation: "his very great power has" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# right hand
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the more powerful and skilled hand
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# holy arm
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Here "arm" is a metonym for power. Alternate translation: "the power that is his alone" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# have given him victory
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This can be restated to remove the abstract noun "victory." Alternate translation: "have enabled him to be victorious over his enemies" or "has enabled him to defeat his enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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