OET interlinear PSA 143:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤⁠נִי בַ⁠בֹּ֨קֶר ׀ חַסְדֶּ⁠ךָ֮

(Some words not found in UHB: make,me_hear in,morning loyalty_of,your_covenant that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) trust make,known_to_me way that go that/for/because/then/when to,you lift_up desire_of,my )

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 cause me to hear your covenant faithfulness]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חַסְדֶּ⁠ךָ֮

(Some words not found in UHB: make,me_hear in,morning loyalty_of,your_covenant that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) trust make,known_to_me way that go that/for/because/then/when to,you lift_up desire_of,my )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of covenant faithfulness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [how you are faithful to your covenant]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הוֹדִיעֵ֗⁠נִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־ז֥וּ אֵלֵ֑ךְ

make,known_to_me (Some words not found in UHB: make,me_hear in,morning loyalty_of,your_covenant that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) trust make,known_to_me way that go that/for/because/then/when to,you lift_up desire_of,my )

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 make known to me the way that I should walk]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דֶּֽרֶךְ־ז֥וּ אֵלֵ֑ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: make,me_hear in,morning loyalty_of,your_covenant that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) trust make,known_to_me way that go that/for/because/then/when to,you lift_up desire_of,my )

David is speaking of how he should live as if that were a way that he was walking along. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [how I should live]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶי⁠ךָ נָשָׂ֥אתִי נַפְשִֽׁ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: make,me_hear in,morning loyalty_of,your_covenant that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) trust make,known_to_me way that go that/for/because/then/when to,you lift_up desire_of,my )

David is using I lift up my soul to as a common expression of his culture to mean “I completely depend on.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [for I completely depend on you]