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# General Information:
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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah
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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).)
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# For the chief musician
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"This is for the director of music to use in worship"
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# Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants
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These two phrases are parallel. Together they strengthen the command for all people to listen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# give ear
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This idiomatic expression means to use one's ears to listen. Alternate translation: "listen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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