OET interlinear PSA 140:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

חַלְּצֵ֣⁠נִי יְ֭הוָה מֵ⁠אָדָ֣ם רָ֑ע מֵ⁠אִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵֽ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Another approach would be to connect the phrases with a word that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. See how you as a team have decided to translate the parallel phrases in the Psalms, and follow that approach here and throughout this psalm. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, rescue me and preserve me from evil, violent people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

חַלְּצֵ֣⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

This 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 rescue me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מֵ⁠אִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

David is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by violence. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a violent man]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מֵ⁠אִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of violence, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [from a man who acts violently]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

תִּנְצְרֵֽ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

This 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 preserve me]