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# my path and my lying down
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Here "path" stands for one's behavior. "My path and my lying down" together represent everything about the psalmist. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# before there is a word on my tongue
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Here "word on the tongue" represents speech. AT: "before I say anything" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Behind me and before me you surround me
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This expression refers to God's presence everywhere.
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# place your hand upon me
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This expression refers to guidance and help. AT: "you guide and help me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# too much for me
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"too much for me to understand"
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# it is too high, and I cannot reach it
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Being high and out of reach is an expression, in this case, about some knowledge that human beings cannot have. AT: "it is too difficult to understand" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/know]] |