OET interlinear PSA 18:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תָּמִ֪ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) run troop and,by,God_of,my leap_over wall )

Here David is speaking of how God acts and directs others as if it were a way or path that he was walking along. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [everything he does is faultless] or [he always acts righteously]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) run troop and,by,God_of,my leap_over wall )

Here, word of Yahweh represents what Yahweh says by using words. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [What Yahweh says]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

צְרוּפָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) run troop and,by,God_of,my leap_over wall )

The expression is refined is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [is pure]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְ⁠כֹ֤ל ׀ הַ⁠חֹסִ֬ים בּֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in=you(ms) run troop and,by,God_of,my leap_over wall )

David is speaking as if God were actually a shield behind which people take refuge. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [He protects everyone who trusts him]