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# of their own free will
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"by their own choice." This means that they will chose to follow the king.
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# on the day of your power
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This refers to the day that the king will lead his armies into battle. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "on the day that you lead your armies into battle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# from the womb of the dawn ... like the dew
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David describes the dew as a baby to whom the dawn gives birth. Alternate translation: "in the morning ... like the dew" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# from the womb of the dawn your youth will be to you like the dew
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David is telling the king that he will have youthful strength each morning by comparing it to how the dew appears early each morning. Alternate translation: "each morning you will be filled with youthful strength to sustain you just like each morning the dew appears to water and sustain the earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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