OET interlinear PSA 19:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֗יִם מְֽסַפְּרִ֥ים כְּבֽוֹד־אֵ֑ל וּֽ⁠מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דָ֗י⁠ו מַגִּ֥יד הָ⁠רָקִֽיעַ

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

David is speaking of the heavens and the sky as if they were living things that could declare and proclaim God’s glory and works. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [What people see in the heavens shows them the glory of God, and what they see in the sky tells them about the work of his hands]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כְּבֽוֹד־אֵ֑ל

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [that God is glorious]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֗יִם מְֽסַפְּרִ֥ים כְּבֽוֹד־אֵ֑ל וּֽ⁠מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דָ֗י⁠ו מַגִּ֥יד הָ⁠רָקִֽיעַ

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [The heavens are declaring the glory of God, yes, the sky is proclaiming the work of his hands]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּֽ⁠מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דָ֗י⁠ו מַגִּ֥יד הָ⁠רָקִֽיעַ

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster song of,David )

Here, hands represents the power and creative ability of God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the sky is proclaiming what he has powerfully made] or [and the sky is proclaiming his mighty works]