See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]

## A psalm of Solomon ##

Possible meanings are 1)David wrote this psalm for his son or 2) Solomon wrote this psalm for his son or 3) a king wrote it for his son in the style of Solomon.

## May he judge ##

AT: "May the king judge"

## your people ##

AT: "God's people"

## and your poor ##

AT: "and may the king judge God's poor people"

## May the mountains produce peace ... may the hills produce righteousness ##

The mountains and the hills stand for the whole land of Israel, they are described as if they are a machine that can produce peace and righteousness. Peace and righteousness are described as if they are some sort of material you can hold in your hands. AT: "May there be peace in the land ... may everything in the land be done righteously" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])