# listen to my cries

This is a call for help. AT: "listen to me as I call to you now for help" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# you shield my head in the day of battle

A person's head is in great danger during battle. Protecting the person's head represents protecting the whole person. AT: "you protect me when I go to war" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# battle

Here "battle" probably stands for any kind of severe trouble (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# do not grant the desires of the wicked

"please do not allow the wicked to have what they desire"

# the wicked

The adjective "wicked" can be translated as a noun phrase. AT: "wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/mercy]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shield]]