OET interlinear PSA 38:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑⁠י בְּ⁠מ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗⁠י עָלַ֥⁠י הִגְדִּֽילוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=yourself(m) YHWH wait you(ms) answer my=master God_of,my )

David is using the word translated as Lest to introduce an outcome that he does not want to happen. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that avoiding this outcome is the purpose of the instruction. Alternate translation: [I pray that they will not rejoice over me; at the slipping of my foot, may they not magnify themselves against me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠מ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=yourself(m) YHWH wait you(ms) answer my=master God_of,my )

David is speaking as if experiencing misfortune were his foot slipping. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [at my misfortune]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠מ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=yourself(m) YHWH wait you(ms) answer my=master God_of,my )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of slipping, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when my foot slips]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עָלַ֥⁠י הִגְדִּֽילוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to/for=yourself(m) YHWH wait you(ms) answer my=master God_of,my )

David is using magnify themselves against me as a common expression of the culture to mean “they exalt themselves over me” or “they gloat over me.” 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: [they exalt themselves over me]