en_tn/psa/051/001.md

See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism This psalm is a prayer for forgiveness.

For the chief musician

"This is for the director of music to use in worship."

A psalm of David;

“This is a psalm that David wrote;”

had gone in to Bathsheba

This refers to having sex. AT: "he had committed adultery with Bathsheba" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism)

because of your covenant faithfulness; for the sake of the multitude of your merciful actions

These two phrases have similar meanings and are used together for emphasis. AT: "because of your covenant love and many merciful actions" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin

These two phrases have basically the same meaning and are used together for emphasis. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

thoroughly

"completely"