(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;"

## on string instruments ##

"people should play stringed instruments with this song."

## A psalm of David ##

“This is a psalm that David wrote.”

## God of my righteousness ##

AT: "God, you enable us do good things"

## give me room ##

AT: "set me free" or "make space for me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## when I am hemmed in ##

AT: " in a time of trouble." or "when I get trapped." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])