OET interlinear PSA 108:8

uW Translation Notes:

לִ֤⁠י גִלְעָ֨ד ׀ לִ֤⁠י מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה וְ֭⁠אֶפְרַיִם מָע֣וֹז רֹאשִׁ֑⁠י יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה מְחֹקְקִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm he/it_had_said in,sanctuary_of,his exult divide_up Shekem and,the_Valley_of Şukkōt portion_out )

See how you translated this in [Psalm 60:7](../060/007.md)

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לִ֤⁠י גִלְעָ֨ד ׀ לִ֤⁠י מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm he/it_had_said in,sanctuary_of,his exult divide_up Shekem and,the_Valley_of Şukkōt portion_out )

God is using To me is as a common expression of his culture to mean “belongs to me” or “is mine.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Gilead belongs to me; Manasseh belongs to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֭⁠אֶפְרַיִם מָע֣וֹז רֹאשִׁ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm he/it_had_said in,sanctuary_of,his exult divide_up Shekem and,the_Valley_of Şukkōt portion_out )

Here God is speaking of Ephraim as if it were the protection of my head, meaning a helmet that protects a warrior in battle. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could express this as a comparison or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the people of Ephraim are my warriors]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה מְחֹקְקִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm he/it_had_said in,sanctuary_of,his exult divide_up Shekem and,the_Valley_of Şukkōt portion_out )

Here God is speaking of Judah as if it were a scepter. He means that God rules through the kings of the tribe of Judah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I rule through the kings of the tribe of Judah]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה מְחֹקְקִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm he/it_had_said in,sanctuary_of,his exult divide_up Shekem and,the_Valley_of Şukkōt portion_out )

God is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [Judah is my scepter]