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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; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave
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"
set to Al Tashheth
This probably tells what musical style or tune to use when singing the psalm. Alternate translation: "sing this psalm using the tune of 'Al Tashheth'" or "sing this using the Al Tashheth style"
Al Tashheth
This means "Do Not Destroy." Translators may either write the meaning or copy the Hebrew words. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown and rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-transliterate)
A psalm of David
Possible meanings are 1) David wrote the psalm or 2) the psalm is about David or 3) the psalm is in the style of David's psalms.
A michtam
The meaning of the word "michtam" is uncertain. You may use the word "psalm" instead. This can be written as: "This is a psalm that David wrote." See how you translated this in Psalms 16:1.
I take refuge in you
Going to Yahweh for protection is spoken of as taking refuge in him. Alternate translation: "I go to you for protection" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
I stay under your wings for protection
The psalmist speaks of God as if he were a mother bird that protects its babies by huddling them under its wings. Alternate translation: "I trust you to protect me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
until this destruction is over
The abstract noun "destruction" can be stated as "destructive." Alternate translation: "until this destructive storm is over" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)