OET interlinear PSA 102:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: written this(f) for,a_generation to_come and,a_people created praise Yah )

The connecting word that introduces the content of the praise mentioned in the previous verse. Use a way that is natural in your language to introduce what the praise is about. Alternate translation: [They will say that]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁקִיף מִ⁠מְּר֣וֹם קָדְשׁ֑⁠וֹ יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִ⁠שָּׁמַ֤יִם ׀ אֶל־אֶ֬רֶץ הִבִּֽיט

(Some words not found in UHB: written this(f) for,a_generation to_come and,a_people created praise Yah )

These two phrases that he looked down from the height of his holiness and Yahweh from heaven regarded the earth mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [that he looked down from the height of his holiness; yes, Yahweh from heaven regarded the earth,]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מִ⁠מְּר֣וֹם קָדְשׁ֑⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: written this(f) for,a_generation to_come and,a_people created praise Yah )

The psalmist is using the possessive form to describe a height that is characterized by holiness. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [from his holy high-place]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠מְּר֣וֹם קָדְשׁ֑⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: written this(f) for,a_generation to_come and,a_people created praise Yah )

The phrase the height of his holiness refers to heaven, where God dwells. The psalmist assumes that readers will understand that this is describing God’s holy dwelling place above the earth. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [from heaven]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶל־אֶ֬רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: written this(f) for,a_generation to_come and,a_people created praise Yah )

Here, the earth represents the people living on earth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people living on earth]