OET interlinear PSA 123:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

חָנֵּ֣⁠נוּ יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: show,favor_to_us YHWH show,favor_to_us that/for/because/then/when great//chief/captain had_~_enough contempt )

Be gracious 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 be gracious to us, Yahweh, be gracious to us]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי־רַ֝֗ב שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ בֽוּז

(Some words not found in UHB: show,favor_to_us YHWH show,favor_to_us that/for/because/then/when great//chief/captain had_~_enough contempt )

The word translated as for indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. The psalmist asks Yahweh to be gracious because they have been despised for so long. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [because we are greatly satiated with contempt]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רַ֝֗ב שָׂבַ֥עְנוּ בֽוּז

great//chief/captain (Some words not found in UHB: show,favor_to_us YHWH show,favor_to_us that/for/because/then/when great//chief/captain had_~_enough contempt )

The psalmist is speaking of being treated with contempt as if it were food that fills a person. He means that they have experienced so much contempt that they cannot endure any more. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [we have experienced more contempt than we can endure]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֽוּז

contempt

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of contempt, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [with how others despise us]