OET interlinear PSA 18:44

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לְ⁠שֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן

(Some words not found in UHB: you,delivered_me from_[the],strifes_of people you,appointed_me to_[the],head_of nations people not I_know they,served_me )

David is using one part of a person, the ear to represent entire people in the act of hearing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [When they listen]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ⁠שֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן

(Some words not found in UHB: you,delivered_me from_[the],strifes_of people you,appointed_me to_[the],head_of nations people not I_know they,served_me )

David means that these people hear specifically about him. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [When they hear about me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: you,delivered_me from_[the],strifes_of people you,appointed_me to_[the],head_of nations people not I_know they,served_me )

By they hear me, David means that they obey him. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they obey me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר

(Some words not found in UHB: you,delivered_me from_[the],strifes_of people you,appointed_me to_[the],head_of nations people not I_know they,served_me )

David is not referring to a specific foreigner. He means foreigners in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [sons of foreigners]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר

(Some words not found in UHB: you,delivered_me from_[the],strifes_of people you,appointed_me to_[the],head_of nations people not I_know they,served_me )

In certain contexts, biblical authors and characters use the common expression of their culture sons of to indicate that a person has a certain characteristic. In this case, these people have the characteristic of being foreigners or people from other nations. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly, here and in the next verse. Alternate translation: [foreigners]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: you,delivered_me from_[the],strifes_of people you,appointed_me to_[the],head_of nations people not I_know they,served_me )

By cringe to me, David means that foreigners will submit to him and show him respect out of fear. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [cringe before me] or [came cringing before me]