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# Let me fall into the hand of Yahweh rather than into the hand of man
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Here "hand" represents power to harm or punish Israel. Alternate translation: "Let me be punished by Yahweh, rather than be punished by people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# Let me fall
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The people of Israel are the ones who would die from the plague, but David is personalizing this judgment as if he himself was being killed.
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# hand of man
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Here "man" is used in the generic sense of "people."
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# his merciful actions are very great
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"Yahweh is very merciful"
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