OET interlinear PSA 18:39

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠תְּאַזְּרֵ֣⁠נִי חַ֭יִל

(Some words not found in UHB: I,smashed_them and=not able rise fell below/instead_of feet_of,my )

Here David is speaking as if God were actually girding him with valor, as if valor were a belt or sash that could be wrapped around him. David means that God gives him courage and strength for battle. See how you translated a similar expression in [18:32](../018/032.md). Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And you make me valiant]

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣⁠י תַּחְתָּֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: I,smashed_them and=not able rise fell below/instead_of feet_of,my )

David means that people who try to rebel against him ultimately bow down as a symbolic action by which they show renewed submission to his authority. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [you make the ones rising up under me submit humbly to my authority]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

קָמַ֣⁠י תַּחְתָּֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: I,smashed_them and=not able rise fell below/instead_of feet_of,my )

David is using the ones rising up under me as a common expression of his culture to mean “those who rebel against my rule.” 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: [the ones revolting against my rule]