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).

## Doeg ... Ahimelech ##

These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## mighty man ##

This refers to Doeg the Edomite.

## razor ##

A sharp blade used for cutting off hair on the face.

## Your tongue plans destruction like a sharp razor, working deceitfully ##

Here the tongue is compared to a sharp razor which is capable of causing great harm. AT: "Your tongue harms people like a sharp razor does, when you plan destruction and deceive others." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## Your tongue ##

Here "your tongue" refers to the person the author is speaking to. AT: "You" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])