OET interlinear PSA 138:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

הֵיכַ֪ל קָדְשְׁ⁠ךָ֡

temple_of (Some words not found in UHB: bow_down to/towards temple_of your_holiness_of,your and,I_will_give_thanks_to DOM your(ms)=name on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in loyalty_of,your_covenant and,on faithfulness_of,your that/for/because/then/when exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every name_of,your word_of,your )

David is using the possessive form to describe a temple that is characterized by God’s holiness. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [your holy temple]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

קָדְשְׁ⁠ךָ֡

(Some words not found in UHB: bow_down to/towards temple_of your_holiness_of,your and,I_will_give_thanks_to DOM your(ms)=name on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in loyalty_of,your_covenant and,on faithfulness_of,your that/for/because/then/when exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every name_of,your word_of,your )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of holiness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [you, the Holy One] or [all that is holy about you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־שְׁמֶ֗⁠ךָ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: bow_down to/towards temple_of your_holiness_of,your and,I_will_give_thanks_to DOM your(ms)=name on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in loyalty_of,your_covenant and,on faithfulness_of,your that/for/because/then/when exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every name_of,your word_of,your )

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חַסְדְּ⁠ךָ֥ וְ⁠עַל־אֲמִתֶּ֑⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: bow_down to/towards temple_of your_holiness_of,your and,I_will_give_thanks_to DOM your(ms)=name on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in loyalty_of,your_covenant and,on faithfulness_of,your that/for/because/then/when exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every name_of,your word_of,your )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [the way you are faithful to your covenant and for being trustworthy]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

חַסְדְּ⁠ךָ֥ וְ⁠עַל־אֲמִתֶּ֑⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: bow_down to/towards temple_of your_holiness_of,your and,I_will_give_thanks_to DOM your(ms)=name on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in loyalty_of,your_covenant and,on faithfulness_of,your that/for/because/then/when exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every name_of,your word_of,your )

The terms covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness mean similar things. David is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [your complete reliability]

Note 6 topic: translate-alternativereadings

כִּֽי־הִגְדַּ֥לְתָּ עַל־כָּל־שִׁ֝מְ⁠ךָ֗ אִמְרָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: bow_down to/towards temple_of your_holiness_of,your and,I_will_give_thanks_to DOM your(ms)=name on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in loyalty_of,your_covenant and,on faithfulness_of,your that/for/because/then/when exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every name_of,your word_of,your )

The phrase for you have exalted above all of your name your word is a translation of the written Hebrew text. This reading, however, does not seem to make sense. Scholars have proposed some alternative readings, and you may want to follow one of those. The UST follows the first alternative. Alternate translation: [for you have exalted above all else your name and your word] or [for you have exalted above all names your word]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אִמְרָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

word_of,your

David is using the term word to represent what Yahweh has spoken. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [all that you have spoken]