# 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"

# with wind instruments

"This song should be accompanied by people who play wind instruments."

# A psalm of David

Possible meanings are 1) David wrote the psalm or 2) the psalm is about David or 3) the psalm is in the style of David's psalms.

# Listen to my call to you

This is a call for help. AT: "Listen to me as I call to you for help" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# groanings

low sounds that people make with the voice when they are suffering

# in the morning you hear my cry ... in the morning I will bring my petition to you

These two phrases are very similar in meaning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# I will bring my petition to you

"I will make my request" or "I will ask you for what I need"

# wait expectantly

"wait, expecting you to do what I ask you to do"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chief]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/psalm]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/david]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]