en_tn_condensed/psa/042/001.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 maschil 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](../front/intro.md).)

# For the chief musician

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

# A maschil

This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in [Psalms 32:1](../032/001.md).

# As the deer pants after streams of water, so I thirst for you, God

The author compares his desire for God to the desire of a thirsty deer for water.

# pants

heavy breathing from an animal or person that is very tired or thirsty

# I thirst for you, God

The author speaks of his strong desire for God as if it were a strong thirst for water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])