uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David maskil blessed forgiven_of transgression covered_of sin )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

A psalm of David

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David maskil blessed forgiven_of transgression covered_of sin )

This could mean: (1) David wrote the psalm or (2) the psalm is about David or (3) the psalm is in the style of David’s psalms.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David maskil blessed forgiven_of transgression covered_of sin )

These phrases have similar meanings. They can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: “who God forgives his transgression and covers his sin” (See also: figs-activepassive)

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

whose sin is covered

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David maskil blessed forgiven_of transgression covered_of sin )

Here sin that is forgiven is spoken of as if it were covered so that it can not be seen. Alternate translation: “whose sin is ignored” or “whose sin is deliberately forgotten”