OET interlinear PSA 27:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אוֹרִ֣⁠י

YHWH light_of,[is]_my

David is speaking of Yahweh as if he were light that illuminates, guides, helps, and encourages him. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could express this as a comparison. Alternate translation: [Yahweh is like light to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ֭⁠יִשְׁעִ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David YHWH light_of,[is]_my and,salvation_of,my from,whom? fear YHWH stronghold_of my_life_of,my from,whom? afraid )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of salvation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and the one who saves me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ⁠מִּ֣י אִירָ֑א & מִ⁠מִּ֥י אֶפְחָֽד

(Some words not found in UHB: of,David YHWH light_of,[is]_my and,salvation_of,my from,whom? fear YHWH stronghold_of my_life_of,my from,whom? afraid )

David is using two rhetorical questions, whom will I fear and whom will I dread, to emphasize that he does not fear anyone because Yahweh protects him. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate these questions as statements. Alternate translation: [there is no one I fear … there is no one I dread] or [there is no one I need to fear … there is no one I need to dread]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יְהוָ֥ה מָֽעוֹז־חַ֝יַּ֗⁠י

YHWH stronghold_of (Some words not found in UHB: of,David YHWH light_of,[is]_my and,salvation_of,my from,whom? fear YHWH stronghold_of my_life_of,my from,whom? afraid )

David is speaking of Yahweh as if he were a physical location, a refuge, that could provide safety and protection. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could express this as a comparison. Alternate translation: [Yahweh protects my life like a place of refuge] or [Yahweh is like a safe place for me where I can go to be safe]