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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; set to Alamoth. A song
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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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# A psalm of the sons of Korah
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"This is a psalm that the sons of Korah wrote"
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# set to Alamoth
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This may refer to a style of music. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]])
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# God is our refuge and strength
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The writer speaks of God as if he were a place where people can go for safety. Alternate translation: "God gives us safety and strength" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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