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

## A psalm of Asaph ##

“This is a psalm that Asaph wrote.”

## renders ##

"gives"

## gods ##

Possible translations are: 1) human judges who use their power for their own interests; 2) spiritual principalities and powers such as those that many people are afraid of every day; and 3) the group of gods or elevated beings that many cultures believe.

## Selah ##

See how you translated this in [Psalms 3:1](../003/001.md).