OET interlinear PSA 24:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ רָֽאשֵׁי⁠כֶ֗ם וְֽ֭⁠הִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up gates heads_of,your(pl) and,be_lifted_up doors_of ancient so,that_he_may_come king of_(the),glory )

These two phrases Lift up your heads, you gates and be lifted up, you ancient doors 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: [Lift up your heads, you gates, yes, be lifted up, you ancient doors]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ רָֽאשֵׁי⁠כֶ֗ם וְֽ֭⁠הִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up gates heads_of,your(pl) and,be_lifted_up doors_of ancient so,that_he_may_come king of_(the),glory )

Here the words gates and doors could refer to: (1) the gates leading into Yahweh’s Tabernacle on Mount Zion. Alternate translation: [Lift up your heads, you Tabernacle gates, and be lifted up, you ancient doors], or (2) the gates leading into the city of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: [Lift up your heads, you city gates, and be lifted up, you ancient doors]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ רָֽאשֵׁי⁠כֶ֗ם וְֽ֭⁠הִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up gates heads_of,your(pl) and,be_lifted_up doors_of ancient so,that_he_may_come king of_(the),glory )

David is speaking of the gates and doors that led into Yahweh’s Tabernacle as if they were living things that could lift up their heads. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Open wide the Tabernacle gates]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְֽ֭⁠הִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: lift_up gates heads_of,your(pl) and,be_lifted_up doors_of ancient so,that_he_may_come king of_(the),glory )

The expression be lifted up 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. Alternate translation: [and lift yourselves up, you ancient doors] or [and you gatekeepers, lift up the ancient doors]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ֝⁠יָב֗וֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַ⁠כָּבֽוֹד

so,that_he_may_come king (Some words not found in UHB: lift_up gates heads_of,your(pl) and,be_lifted_up doors_of ancient so,that_he_may_come king of_(the),glory )

David is using this possessive form to mean a king who has glory or a king who is glorious. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [so that the glorious king may come in]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וְ֝⁠יָב֗וֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַ⁠כָּבֽוֹד

so,that_he_may_come king (Some words not found in UHB: lift_up gates heads_of,your(pl) and,be_lifted_up doors_of ancient so,that_he_may_come king of_(the),glory )

In a context such as this, your language might say “go” instead of come. Alternate translation: [so that the King of glory may go in]