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# how long will you look on?
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This rhetorical question indicates that the writer wants God to stop simply looking on and to start to help him. Alternate translation: "how long will you only watch them doing this?" or "when will you help me?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# Rescue my soul
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Here "soul" refers to the writer. Alternate translation: "Rescue me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# my life from the lions
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The word "save" is implied. Alternate translation: "save my life from the lions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])
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# my life
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This refers to the writer. Alternate translation: "me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# from the lions
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Here the writer speaks of his enemies as if they were vicious lions. Alternate translation: "from my enemies who attack me like wild animals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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