This psalm is a prayer for help.
See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]

## For the chief musician; ##

"This is for the director of music to use in worship;"

## on stringed instruments. ##

“people should play stringed instruments with this song.”

## A maschil ##

This may refer to a style of music.  See how you translated this in [Psalms 32:1](../032/001.md)

## Ziphites ##

people from the city of Ziph in the Judean mountains, southeast of Hebron. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## Does David not hide himself with us? ##

AT: "David is hiding himself with us." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## judge me in your might ##

AT: "decide if I have done what is right or wrong"

## give ear ##

AT: "listen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## pitiless men ##

"men who have no mercy"