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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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# he is robed in majesty; Yahweh has clothed and girded himself with strength
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The psalmist speaks of Yahweh's strength and majesty as if they were things Yahweh wears. Alternate translation: "he shows everyone that he is a powerful king" or "his majesty is there for all to see, like the robe a king wears; everything about Yahweh shows that he is strong and he is ready to do great work" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# majesty
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the power of a king and the way a king acts
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# girded himself
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put on a belt—a band of leather or another material that a person wears around his waist—to prepare for work or battle
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# The world is firmly established
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "You have firmly established the world" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# it cannot be moved
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "no one will ever move it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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