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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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# For the chief musician
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"This is for the director of music to use in worship"
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# set to Shushan Eduth
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This probably tells what tune or musical style to use when singing the psalm. Alternate translation: "sing this psalm using the tune of 'Shushan Eduth'" or "sing this using the Shushan Eduth style"
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# Shushan Eduth
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This means "Lily of the Promise." Translators may either write the meaning or copy the Hebrew words. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-transliterate]])
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# A michtam
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The meaning of the word "michtam" is uncertain. You may use the word "psalm" instead. This can be written as: "This is a psalm that David wrote." See how you translated this in [Psalms 16:1](../016/001.md).
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# Aram Naharaim ... Aram Zobah
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"Aram of the two rivers ... the Aramean nation of Zobah." These are places. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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# Joab
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This refers to Joab and the army that he led. Alternate translation: "Joab and his army" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
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# twelve thousand Edomites
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"12,000 Edomites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
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# you have cast us off
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God's rejecting people is spoken of as if he had thrown them away. Alternate translation: "you have rejected us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# you have broken through our defenses
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God's allowing Israel's enemies to break through their defenses is spoken of as God himself had done it. Alternate translation: "you have allowed our enemies to break through our defenses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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