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# General Information:
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David's song to Yahweh continues. He uses parallelism to emphasize what he is saying. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# He opened the heavens ... rain clouds in the skies
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David describes Yahweh's way of saving David from his enemies as a storm cloud gathering over a place. This emphasizes God's power and his anger. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# under his feet
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David speaks of God as having feet like humans. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# He was seen on the wings of the wind
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This can be translated in active form. AT: "He appeared on the wings of the wind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# the wings of the wind
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This expression speaks of the wind as if it were a bird. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# He made darkness a tent around him
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Here the darkness Yahweh creates is compared to a tent which hides him completely. AT: "He hid himself in the darkness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/darkness]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cherubim]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tent]] |