# 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"

# on stringed instruments

"people should play stringed instruments with this song"

# cause his face to shine on us

The writer speaks of Yahweh acting favorably towards them as if Yahweh's face shone a light on them. AT: "act favorably towards us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# your ways may be known on earth

This can be stated in active form. AT: "people may know your ways on earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# your salvation among all nations

The writer desires for everyone to know that God has the power to save them. This can be made clear in the translation. AT: "and the people of all nations may know that you have the power to save them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])