17 lines
613 B
Markdown
17 lines
613 B
Markdown
# Be to me a rock for refuge
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The psalmist requests that Yahweh make him as safe as he would be if he were hiding in a large rock or cliff where his enemies could not find him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# rock ... rock
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These are hills or mountains, not rocks one can hold in one's hand.
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# you have given a command
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"you have commanded your angels"
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# you are my rock and my fortress
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The psalmist believes that Yahweh will protect him and make him as safe as if he were hiding on top of a large mountain or inside a man-made fortress. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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