OET interlinear PSA 34:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פְּנֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה בְּ⁠עֹ֣שֵׂי רָ֑ע

(Some words not found in UHB: both_eyes_of YHWH to/towards righteous and,ears_of,his to/towards for_help_of,their_cry )

Here, face of Yahweh represents his active presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Yahweh sets himself against the doers of evil]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠הַכְרִ֖ית מֵ⁠אֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: both_eyes_of YHWH to/towards righteous and,ears_of,his to/towards for_help_of,their_cry )

Here, their remembrance represents the lasting legacy or memory that people leave behind. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [so that no one on earth will remember them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠הַכְרִ֖ית

(Some words not found in UHB: both_eyes_of YHWH to/towards righteous and,ears_of,his to/towards for_help_of,their_cry )

The psalmist is using cut off as a common expression of the culture to mean “destroy” or “remove.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to remove]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָ֑ע & זִכְרָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: both_eyes_of YHWH to/towards righteous and,ears_of,his to/towards for_help_of,their_cry )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of evil and remembrance, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [what is wicked … any trace of them]