OET interlinear PSA 116:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אָֽנָּ֣ה יְהוָה֮ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֪י עַ֫בְדֶּ֥⁠ךָ אֲֽנִי־עַ֭בְדְּ⁠ךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑⁠ךָ פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ לְ⁠מוֹסֵרָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: o YHWH that/for/because/then/when I servant_of,[am]_your I servant_of,[am]_your son_of your(ms)=female_slave untied/released (to),fetters_of,my )

The psalmist here switches to second person by saying your servant. If it would be helpful in your language, you could continue using third person as in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [Indeed, for I am Yahweh’s servant; I am his servant, the son of his servant woman; he has undone my bonds]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּֽי־אֲנִ֪י עַ֫בְדֶּ֥⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: o YHWH that/for/because/then/when I servant_of,[am]_your I servant_of,[am]_your son_of your(ms)=female_slave untied/released (to),fetters_of,my )

Here the word for introduces not a reason but an explanation. If the connection between this statement and the previous one is not clear, you may want to use a different connecting word to show how this statement relates to what comes before it. Alternate translation: [definitely I am your servant]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֲֽנִי־עַ֭בְדְּ⁠ךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑⁠ךָ

I (Some words not found in UHB: o YHWH that/for/because/then/when I servant_of,[am]_your I servant_of,[am]_your son_of your(ms)=female_slave untied/released (to),fetters_of,my )

The phrase the son of your servant woman adds to the meaning of I am your servant. In the culture of the time, the son of a servant woman was a permanent servant, without the right to go free after six years. See [Exodus 21:2–4](../../exo/21/02.md). You could include this information if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [I am your permanent servant, the son of your servant woman]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ לְ⁠מוֹסֵרָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: o YHWH that/for/because/then/when I servant_of,[am]_your I servant_of,[am]_your son_of your(ms)=female_slave untied/released (to),fetters_of,my )

Here the psalmist is speaking of his troubles as if they were bonds that tied him up and prevented him from moving freely. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could express this as a comparison. Alternate translation: [you have freed me from my troubles]