OET interlinear PSA 39:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּֽ⁠תוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: remove from,on,me plague_of,your from,the_hostility_of your_hand_of,your I worn_down )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of rebukes, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [By rebuking a man]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עַל־עָוֺ֨ן

(Some words not found in UHB: remove from,on,me plague_of,your from,the_hostility_of your_hand_of,your I worn_down )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for the sinful things he has done]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

יִסַּ֬רְתָּ אִ֗ישׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: remove from,on,me plague_of,your from,the_hostility_of your_hand_of,your I worn_down )

David is not referring to a specific man. He means people in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [you discipline a person]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וַ⁠תֶּ֣מֶס כָּ⁠עָ֣שׁ חֲמוּד֑⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: remove from,on,me plague_of,your from,the_hostility_of your_hand_of,your I worn_down )

The point of this comparison is that just as a moth gradually destroys clothing, so Yahweh destroys what a person treasures. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [and like a moth destroys clothing, you dissolve the things he desires]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אַ֤ךְ הֶ֖בֶל כָּל־אָדָ֣ם

(Some words not found in UHB: remove from,on,me plague_of,your from,the_hostility_of your_hand_of,your I worn_down )

David is speaking of all human existence as if it were vapor that quickly disappears. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar phrase “every man stands as all vapor” in [verse 5](../039/005.md). Alternate translation: [Surely all mankind lives but a short time]