en_tn_condensed/psa/013/001.md

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)

For the chief musician

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

How long, Yahweh, will you keep forgetting about me?

This question is asked to get the reader's attention and to add emphasis. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "Yahweh, it seems that you have forgotten about me!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)

How long ... face from me?

The words "your face" represent God's whole being. This rhetorical question is asked to add emphasis. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "It seems like you are hiding from me!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)