# General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (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."

# A psalm of the sons of Korah

"This is a psalm that the sons of Korah wrote"

# set to Alamoth

This may refer to a style of music. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# God is our refuge and strength

The writer speaks of God as if he were a place where people can go for safety. AT: "God gives us safety and strength" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])