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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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# A psalm of David
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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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# I cry out
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"I call out loudly"
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# my rock
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This is a metaphor for strength. Alternate translation: "my strength" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# do not ignore me
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"do not be silent to me" or "do not leave me alone"
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# I will join those who go down to the pit
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The pit is either the grave or the place where dead people are. Alternate translation: "I will die like those who are in the grave"
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