OET interlinear PSA 122:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

שִׁבְטֵי־יָ֭הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: where,there go_up tribes tribes_of Yah ordinance to,Israel to,give_thanks to,the_name_of YHWH )

David is using this possessive form to mean that the tribes belong to and worship Yahweh because he is their God. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the tribes that worship Yahweh]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

יָ֭הּ

Yah

The word Yah is a shortened form of the name “Yahweh,” the God of Israel. You could use the full name if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֵד֣וּת לְ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

ordinance (Some words not found in UHB: where,there go_up tribes tribes_of Yah ordinance to,Israel to,give_thanks to,the_name_of YHWH )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of testimony, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [as Yahweh instructed the people of Israel to do]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְ֝⁠הֹד֗וֹת לְ⁠שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה

to,give_thanks (Some words not found in UHB: where,there go_up tribes tribes_of Yah ordinance to,Israel to,give_thanks to,the_name_of YHWH )

Here, to marks give thanks to the name of Yahweh as the goal or purpose of the tribes going up. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose. Alternate translation: [so that they can give thanks to the name of Yahweh]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: where,there go_up tribes tribes_of Yah ordinance to,Israel to,give_thanks to,the_name_of YHWH )

David is using the term name to represent who Yahweh is or to refer to Yahweh himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to Yahweh himself]