OET interlinear PSA 35:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָ֭עָה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָ֗ה

evil (Some words not found in UHB: they,repay_me evil below/instead_of good forlorn [belongs]_to,self_of,my )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of evil and good, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [by doing bad things to me in place of the good things I did for them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: they,repay_me evil below/instead_of good forlorn [belongs]_to,self_of,my )

Here David is speaking of the way his enemies treated him as if they were paying back a loan or trying to repay him. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [They treated me with]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שְׁכ֣וֹל לְ⁠נַפְשִֽׁ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: they,repay_me evil below/instead_of good forlorn [belongs]_to,self_of,my )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of bereavement, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [they have bereaved my soul]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שְׁכ֣וֹל לְ⁠נַפְשִֽׁ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: they,repay_me evil below/instead_of good forlorn [belongs]_to,self_of,my )

David is using the term my soul to mean the entire person from the perspective of his spiritual existence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I feel bereaved]