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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 song of ascents
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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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# lift up my eyes
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This expression means "look at" or "focus my attention on." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# From where will my help come?
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The writer uses this question to focus attention on the source of his help. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "I will tell you from where my help comes." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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