OET interlinear PSA 27:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אַחַ֤ת ׀ שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי מֵֽ⁠אֵת־יְהוָה֮ אוֹתָ֪⁠הּ אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ

one(fs) (Some words not found in UHB: one(fs) asked from,with YHWH ,it seek I,to_dwell in=house_of YHWH all/each/any/every days_of my_life_of,my to,look on,the_kindness_of YHWH and,to,contemplate in,temple_of,his )

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: [One thing I have asked from Yahweh, yes, this is what I will seek]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אוֹתָ֪⁠הּ אֲבַ֫קֵּ֥שׁ

,it (Some words not found in UHB: one(fs) asked from,with YHWH ,it seek I,to_dwell in=house_of YHWH all/each/any/every days_of my_life_of,my to,look on,the_kindness_of YHWH and,to,contemplate in,temple_of,his )

Here David is speaking of the object of his desire (dwelling in God’s tabernacle) as if it were something he could physically pursue or chase after. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that I long for] or [that I desire]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שִׁבְתִּ֣⁠י בְּ⁠בֵית־יְ֭הוָה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיַּ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: one(fs) asked from,with YHWH ,it seek I,to_dwell in=house_of YHWH all/each/any/every days_of my_life_of,my to,look on,the_kindness_of YHWH and,to,contemplate in,temple_of,his )

See how you translated the similar phrase “and I will dwell in the house of Yahweh for length of days” in [23:6](../023/006.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַ⁠חֲז֥וֹת בְּ⁠נֹֽעַם־יְ֝הוָ֗ה

to,look (Some words not found in UHB: one(fs) asked from,with YHWH ,it seek I,to_dwell in=house_of YHWH all/each/any/every days_of my_life_of,my to,look on,the_kindness_of YHWH and,to,contemplate in,temple_of,his )

David is speaking of Yahweh as if he were actually looking at the physical beauty of Yahweh with his eyes. He means that he wants to experience and appreciate Yahweh’s wonderful character and presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to experience Yahweh’s wonderful presence] or [to appreciate Yahweh’s glorious character]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠הֵיכָלֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: one(fs) asked from,with YHWH ,it seek I,to_dwell in=house_of YHWH all/each/any/every days_of my_life_of,my to,look on,the_kindness_of YHWH and,to,contemplate in,temple_of,his )

David is speaking of the temple of Yahweh as if it were a house in which he lived. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in his tabernacle]