OET interlinear PSA 31:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

חָנֵּ֥⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: and=not you,delivered_me_up in_[the],hand_of enemy set in_(the),place feet_of,my )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please be gracious to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥⁠י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְ⁠כַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=not you,delivered_me_up in_[the],hand_of enemy set in_(the),place feet_of,my )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of grief, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for I am distressed, because of my grieving my eye has wasted away]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְ⁠כַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=not you,delivered_me_up in_[the],hand_of enemy set in_(the),place feet_of,my )

David says my eye has wasted away from grief as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [I cry so much that my eyes feel like they are wasting away] or [I am crying so much that my eyes hurt]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְ⁠כַ֥עַס

(Some words not found in UHB: and=not you,delivered_me_up in_[the],hand_of enemy set in_(the),place feet_of,my )

Here, grief represents crying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from crying] or [because I cry so much]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

נַפְשִׁ֥⁠י וּ⁠בִטְנִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=not you,delivered_me_up in_[the],hand_of enemy set in_(the),place feet_of,my )

David is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [my soul and my body have wasted away from grief]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

נַפְשִׁ֥⁠י וּ⁠בִטְנִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=not you,delivered_me_up in_[the],hand_of enemy set in_(the),place feet_of,my )

David is referring to all of himself by naming two major components, my soul and my body. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [all of me] or [my whole being]