OET interlinear PSA 149:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-transliterate

הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ

praise Yah

The words Hallelu Yah are Hebrew words, containing a plural command to praise Yahweh. You will need to decide if you will use these words in their Hebrew form or if you will instead translate the meaning into your language. Either approach has broad support. If you use the Hebrew words, you could spell them the way that they sound in your language and then put the translation in a footnote. Alternate translation: [Halleluia] or [Praise Yah]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

יָ֨הּ

Yah

Yah is a shortened form of the name Yahweh. You could use the full form of the name in your translation, as the UST does, or you could represent the shortened form in the way that is most natural in your language.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

שִׁ֣ירוּ לַֽ֭⁠יהוָה שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֑שׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah sing to/for=YHWH song new praise_of,his in_[the],assembly_of faithful )

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 sing to Yahweh a new song]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

תְּ֝הִלָּת֗⁠וֹ בִּ⁠קְהַ֥ל חֲסִידִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah sing to/for=YHWH song new praise_of,his in_[the],assembly_of faithful )

The psalmist is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [sing his praise in the assembly of the faithful]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תְּ֝הִלָּת֗⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: praise Yah sing to/for=YHWH song new praise_of,his in_[the],assembly_of faithful )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of praise, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [songs praising him]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

חֲסִידִֽים

faithful

The psalmist is using the adjective faithful as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the faithful ones]