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# General Information:
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This Psalm begins with a group of people speaking to the king of Israel. Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# For the chief musician
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"This is for the director of music to use in worship"
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# help you
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The word "you" in this Psalm is singular and refers to the king.
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# in the day of trouble
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"in times of trouble" or "when you are in trouble"
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# may the name of the God of Jacob protect you
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Possible meanings are 1) here "name" is a metonym for God's power. Alternate translation: "may the power of the God of Jacob protect you" or "may the God of Jacob protect you by his power" or 2) here "name" is a metonym for God himself. Alternate translation: "may the God of Jacob protect you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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