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# General Information:
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David continues his song to Yahweh.
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# I can run over a barricade
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Here "barricade" may refer to a group of soldiers or to a stone wall. Either way it means God enables David to defeat his enemies.
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# I can leap over a wall
David is exaggerating to emphasize Yahweh's help. AT: "I can climb over the wall that surrounds their city" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
# The word of Yahweh is pure
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"Everything Yahweh says is true"
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# He is a shield
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The metaphor "a shield" emphasizes God's power to protect his people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/perfect]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shield]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/refuge]]
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