en_tn/psa/085/001.md

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)

For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah

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.)

For the chief musician

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

you have shown favor to your land

Here "land" represents the nation and people of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

well-being

This refers to a person being happy, healthy and prosperous.

of Jacob

Here "Jacob" represents Jacob's descendents, the Israelites. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)