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# General Information:
Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
# For the chief musician
"This is for the director of music to use in worship."
# A maschil
This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in [Psalms 32:1](../032/001.md).
# As the deer pants after streams of water, so I thirst for you, God
The author compares his desire for God to the desire of a thirsty deer for water.
# pants
heavy breathing from an animal or person that is very tired or thirsty
# I thirst for you, God
The author speaks of his strong desire for God as if it were a strong thirst for water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])