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# General Information:
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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# For the chief musician. A psalm of David
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This is a superscription that tells about the psalm. Some scholars say that this is part of the scripture and some say that it is not. (See "What are Superscriptions in Psalms" in [Introduction to Psalms](../front/intro.md).)
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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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# take refuge in Yahweh
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Going to Yahweh for protection is spoken of as taking refuge in him. Alternate translation: "go to Yahweh for protection" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# how will you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountain"?
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This question is asked to provide emphasis. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "So do not ask me to run away!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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