OET interlinear PSA 22:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ כַּ⁠חֶ֨רֶשׂ ׀ כֹּחִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: like,water poured_out and,they_have_become_dislocated all/each/any/every bones_of,my it_became heart_of,my like,wax melted in_the=middle my_inward_parts_of,my )

David is making a comparison between his strength and a shard. The point of this comparison is that just as a shard is completely dried out and brittle, so is his strength. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [My strength is completely dried up] or [I have lost my strength]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

כַּ⁠חֶ֨רֶשׂ

(Some words not found in UHB: like,water poured_out and,they_have_become_dislocated all/each/any/every bones_of,my it_became heart_of,my like,wax melted in_the=middle my_inward_parts_of,my )

A shard was a piece of broken pottery. If your readers would not be familiar with what a shard is, in your translation you could use the name of a comparable object that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [like a broken piece of pottery]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ֭⁠לְשׁוֹנִ⁠י מֻדְבָּ֣ק מַלְקוֹחָ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: like,water poured_out and,they_have_become_dislocated all/each/any/every bones_of,my it_became heart_of,my like,wax melted in_the=middle my_inward_parts_of,my )

The expression my tongue is being made to cling to my gums is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to 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: [my tongue clings to my gums] or [and you, Yahweh, allow me to suffer so that my tongue clings to my gums]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְֽ⁠לַ⁠עֲפַר־מָ֥וֶת תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: like,water poured_out and,they_have_become_dislocated all/each/any/every bones_of,my it_became heart_of,my like,wax melted in_the=middle my_inward_parts_of,my )

Here, dust of death represents the grave or dying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and you lay me in the grave] or [and you bring me to death]