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General Information:
Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad
The earth and the coastlands are said to have emotions like people. AT: "Rejoice and be glad every person on the earth and near the seas" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
coastlands
Possible meanings are 1) "lands near the seas" or 2) "islands."
Clouds and darkness surround him
"We cannot see him; it is as if he were sitting in the dark with clouds all around him"
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne
The word "throne" is a metonym for the deeds and words of the one who sits on it. The psalmist speaks as if righteousness and justice were physical objects that made the throne secure. AT: "He is righteous and just in everything he does" or "He is able to rule because he rules righteously and justly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
the foundation of his throne
Here "the foundation of his throne" refers to how Yahweh rules his kingdom. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)