OET interlinear PSA 39:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חַם־לִבִּ֨⁠י ׀ בְּ⁠קִרְבִּ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: mute still held_~_to_no_avail from,good and,pain_of,my grew_worse )

David is speaking of his intense emotions as if his heart became hot like something burning with fire. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I burned with anxiety within me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠הֲגִיגִ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: mute still held_~_to_no_avail from,good and,pain_of,my grew_worse )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sighing, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the more I was distressed]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִבְעַר־אֵ֑שׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: mute still held_~_to_no_avail from,good and,pain_of,my grew_worse )

David is speaking of his emotional turmoil as if fire burned within him. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my distress intensified]

Note 4 topic: writing-quotations

דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי בִּ⁠לְשֽׁוֹנִ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: mute still held_~_to_no_avail from,good and,pain_of,my grew_worse )

The phrase I spoke with my tongue introduces a direct quotation that begins in the next verse. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [I finally said,]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דִּ֝בַּ֗רְתִּי בִּ⁠לְשֽׁוֹנִ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: mute still held_~_to_no_avail from,good and,pain_of,my grew_worse )

David is using the term tongue to mean speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I spoke these words]