1.5 KiB
General Information:
Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
A psalm of David
Possible meanings are 1) David wrote the psalm or 2) the psalm is about David or 3) the psalm is in the style of David's psalms.
Grab your small shield and large shield ... your spear and battle ax
These phrases describe God as a warrior who is preparing himself for battle. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
small shield and large shield
these are defensive weapons
spear and battle ax
these are offensive weapons
those who chase me
Possible meanings are 1) these enemies are literally chasing the writer or 2) this is a metaphor for people who are enemies of the writer. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
say to my soul
This refers to the writer. AT: "say to me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
I am your salvation
This can be stated without the abstract noun. AT: "I am your savior" or "I will save you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)