OET interlinear PSA 109:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שׂוֹטְנַ֣⁠י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְ⁠יַעֲט֖וּ כַ⁠מְעִ֣יל בָּשְׁתָּֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: clothed [those_of,who]_accuse_me disgrace and,may_they_be_covered like,robe shame_of,their )

These two phrases May my accusers be clothed with disgrace and may they wear their shame like a robe 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: [May my accusers be clothed with shameful disgrace as though it were a robe]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שׂוֹטְנַ֣⁠י כְּלִמָּ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: clothed [those_of,who]_accuse_me disgrace and,may_they_be_covered like,robe shame_of,their )

Here David is speaking of his accusers as if they were people who could be clothed with disgrace. He means that their disgrace should be clearly seen and obvious to everyone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [May it be obvious how disgraceful my accusers are]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠יַעֲט֖וּ כַ⁠מְעִ֣יל בָּשְׁתָּֽ⁠ם

and,may_they_be_covered like,robe (Some words not found in UHB: clothed [those_of,who]_accuse_me disgrace and,may_they_be_covered like,robe shame_of,their )

David is making a comparison between their shame and a robe. The point of this comparison is that just as a robe is visible to everyone who sees the person wearing it, so David wants his accusers’ shame to be visible and obvious to everyone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [may their shame be so obvious to everyone that it is like a robe that they are wearing]