# General Information: Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]]) # A maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite 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).) # A maschil This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in [Psalms 32:1](../032/001.md). # Ethan This is the name of the writer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]]) # acts of covenant faithfulness The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "faithful acts" or "loving acts" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])