OET interlinear PSA 101:4

uW Translation Notes:

לֵבָ֣ב עִ֭קֵּשׁ יָס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑⁠נִּי

heart (Some words not found in UHB: heart perverse far from,me evil not know )

This could mean: (1) David will not allow himself to have a perverse heart. Alternate translation: [My heart will reject becoming perverse] or (2) David will not tolerate people with perverse hearts. Alternate translation: [People with perverse hearts will be far from me]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֵבָ֣ב עִ֭קֵּשׁ

heart (Some words not found in UHB: heart perverse far from,me evil not know )

Here David is speaking as if a person’s intentions were his heart. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Desiring to do perverse things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑⁠נִּי

far (Some words not found in UHB: heart perverse far from,me evil not know )

Here David is speaking as if perverse intentions were actually objects that could physically turn away from him. He means that he will not allow himself to be influenced by perverse thoughts or intentions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I will avoid] or [I will not allow myself]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א אֵדָֽע

evil not know

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [I will not know evil actions]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

רָ֝֗ע לֹ֣א אֵדָֽע

evil not know

David is using I will not know evil as a common expression of his culture to mean “I will have nothing to do with evil.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I will have nothing to do with evil] or [I will reject anything evil]