OET interlinear PSA 143:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗⁠י הַאֲזִ֥ינָ⁠ה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David YHWH hear prayer_of,my give,ear to/towards supplications_of,my in,faithfulness_of,your answer,me in,righteousness_of,your )

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: [Hear my prayer, Yahweh; yes, listen to my pleas]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David YHWH hear prayer_of,my give,ear to/towards supplications_of,my in,faithfulness_of,your answer,me in,righteousness_of,your )

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 hear my prayer]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הַאֲזִ֥ינָ⁠ה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑⁠י

give,ear to/towards (Some words not found in UHB: song of,David YHWH hear prayer_of,my give,ear to/towards supplications_of,my in,faithfulness_of,your answer,me in,righteousness_of,your )

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 listen to my supplications]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֶּ⁠אֱמֻנָתְ⁠ךָ֥ עֲ֝נֵ֗⁠נִי בְּ⁠צִדְקָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David YHWH hear prayer_of,my give,ear to/towards supplications_of,my in,faithfulness_of,your answer,me in,righteousness_of,your )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of faithfulness and righteousness, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [Because you are faithful, answer me, because you are righteous]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

עֲ֝נֵ֗⁠נִי

answer,me

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 answer me]