# 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 song of ascents

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).)

# reversed the captivity of Zion

This is an idiom that means that Yahweh restored Zion's good life. Alternate translation: "made Zion prosperous again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/idiom]])

# Zion

This is a metonym for the people who lived in Zion. Alternate translation: "the people of Zion" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])