OET interlinear PSA 142:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בְּ⁠הִתְעַטֵּ֬ף עָלַ֨⁠י ׀ רוּחִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: pour_out before,,him complaint_of,my trouble_of,my before,,him tell )

David is using the word spirit to represent his whole self. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [When I grow faint]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠אַתָּה֮ יָדַ֪עְתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: pour_out before,,him complaint_of,my trouble_of,my before,,him tell )

The word you is repeated for emphasis. David is emphasizing that Yahweh is the one who truly knows his path. If your language does not use repetition for emphasis, you could express this in another way. Alternate translation: [then you alone know]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: pour_out before,,him complaint_of,my trouble_of,my before,,him tell )

David is speaking of how he lives and what he does as if that were a path that he was walking along. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my situation]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

טָמְנ֖וּ פַ֣ח לִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: pour_out before,,him complaint_of,my trouble_of,my before,,him tell )

David is speaking of his enemies’ schemes as if they were a trap that they had hidden for him to fall into. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they have secretly planned to harm me]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

טָמְנ֖וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: pour_out before,,him complaint_of,my trouble_of,my before,,him tell )

David is using the pronoun they in a general sense to refer to his enemies without specifying who they are. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [others have hidden] or [people have hidden]