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# set me free
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The writer speaks of Yahweh saving him from distress as if Yahweh had taken him from a place of confinement to a wide open space where he could move about freely. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# what can man do to me?
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The writer asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that there is nothing that man can do to hurt him since Yahweh is with him. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "people cannot do anything to harm me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Yahweh is on my side as my helper
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To be on one's side is an idiomatic expression that indicates that that person approves of and will help another. AT: "Yahweh approves of me and will help me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# I will look in triumph on those who hate me
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It is implied that Yahweh is the one who will defeat the writer's enemies, while the writer looks on. The full meaning of this can be made clear. AT: "I will see Yahweh defeating all those who hate me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/free]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]] |