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# General Information:
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Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/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 Al Tashheth
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This probably tells what musical style or tune to use when singing the psalm. AT: "sing this psalm using the tune of 'Al Tashheth'" or "sing this using the Al Tashheth style"
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# Al Tashheth
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This means "Do Not Destroy." Translators may either write the meaning or copy the Hebrew words. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-transliterate]])
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# A psalm of David
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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.
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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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# when he fled from Saul, in the cave
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The purpose of this phrase can be stated clearly along with some basic details about the situation. AT: "This is about when David hid in the cave from Saul" or "This is about when King Saul was chasing David, and David hid in a cave" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# I take refuge in you
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Going to Yahweh for protection is spoken of as taking refuge in him. AT: "I go to you for protection" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# I stay under your wings for protection
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The psalmist speaks of God as if he were a mother bird that protects its babies by huddling them under its wings. AT: "I trust you to protect me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# until this destruction is over
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The abstract noun "destruction" can be stated as "destructive." AT: "until this destructive storm is over" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/psalm]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/david]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/saul]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/mercy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/refuge]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/trouble]] |