OET interlinear PSA 109:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

עָ֭זְרֵ⁠נִי

help,me

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please help me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹהָ֑⁠י

God_of,my

The psalmist is not using the phrase my God to mean that he possesses or controls Yahweh, but rather to emphasize that Yahweh is the God he worships as modeled in the UST. See the introduction to Psalms for further discussion.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כְ⁠חַסְדֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: help,me YHWH God_of,my save,me according,to_of,your_covenant_loyalty )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of covenant faithfulness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [according to your covenant to be faithful]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כְ⁠חַסְדֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: help,me YHWH God_of,my save,me according,to_of,your_covenant_loyalty )

By according to your covenant faithfulness, David means according to God’s promise to be faithful to his people. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [since you have promised to be faithful to me]