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General Information:
Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism) This psalm is a song of praise.
For the chief musician
"This is for the director of music to use in worship"
Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth
A "joyful noise to God" represents singing and shouting praises to God. Alternate translation: "Let all the earth sing and shout joyfully to God" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
all the earth
This refers to all the people who live on the earth. Alternate translation: "everyone on earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)