OET interlinear PSA 146:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

תֵּצֵ֣א ר֭וּח⁠וֹ יָשֻׁ֣ב לְ⁠אַדְמָת֑⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: departs his/its=breath/wind/spirit returns to,earth_of,his in_the=day (the)=that perish plans_of,his )

The pronouns His and he refer to the mortal person described in the previous verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [That person’s breath goes out, that person returns to his ground]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

תֵּצֵ֣א ר֭וּח⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: departs his/its=breath/wind/spirit returns to,earth_of,his in_the=day (the)=that perish plans_of,his )

The psalmist is referring to dying in a polite way by using the phrase His breath goes out. Depending on what is helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [He dies]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

יָשֻׁ֣ב לְ⁠אַדְמָת֑⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: departs his/its=breath/wind/spirit returns to,earth_of,his in_the=day (the)=that perish plans_of,his )

The psalmist is referring to the burial of a dead body in a polite way by using the phrase he returns to his ground. This alludes to the account in Genesis where God formed man from the ground. Depending on what is helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [his body decays and becomes dust again]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אָבְד֥וּ עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָֽי⁠ו

perish (Some words not found in UHB: departs his/its=breath/wind/spirit returns to,earth_of,his in_the=day (the)=that perish plans_of,his )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of thoughts, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what he was planning comes to nothing]