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# They open their mouths wide against me
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The reason they open their mouths is to accuse the writer. AT: "They shout at me in order to accuse me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# Aha, Aha
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This is an exclamation that is used when something is suddenly seen or understood. It emphasizes the statement that follows. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations]])
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# our eyes have seen it
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Here "our eyes" refers to the enemies' eyes. It is implied that they are saying they saw the writer do something wrong. AT: "we have seen it" or "we saw the wrong things that you did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# You have seen it
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Here "it" refers to the false accusations of the writer's enemies. AT: "You have seen how they falsely accused me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# do not be silent
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"do not ignore what they did" This can be stated in positive form. AT: "judge them because of what they did" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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# do not be far from me
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This can be stated in positive form. AT: "be very close to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
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# Arouse yourself and awake
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This does not mean that God is actually asleep. The writer wants God to intervene. Both words mean basically the same thing and emphasize the urgency of this request. AT: "I feel like you are sleeping! Wake up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# to my defense
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This abstract noun "defense" can be stated as "defend." AT: "to defend me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# my cause
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This refers to the writer. AT: "me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]] |