OET interlinear PSA 41:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֶ֣רֶשׂ דְּוָ֑י

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH he,will_keep_him and,he,will_preserve_him_alive יאשר on_the=earth and,do_not give,him in,the_desire_of his_enemies_of,his )

The psalmist is speaking of the person’s time of illness as if it were the bed of suffering on which the person lies. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his sickbed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עַל־עֶ֣רֶשׂ דְּוָ֑י

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH he,will_keep_him and,he,will_preserve_him_alive יאשר on_the=earth and,do_not give,him in,the_desire_of his_enemies_of,his )

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

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

הָפַ֥כְתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH he,will_keep_him and,he,will_preserve_him_alive יאשר on_the=earth and,do_not give,him in,the_desire_of his_enemies_of,his )

As he did in the previous verse, David switches to addressing Yahweh directly in order to make his conclusion more vivid. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the third person for consistency. Alternate translation: [Yahweh transformed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כָּל־מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗⁠וֹ הָפַ֥כְתָּ בְ⁠חָלְיֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH he,will_keep_him and,he,will_preserve_him_alive יאשר on_the=earth and,do_not give,him in,the_desire_of his_enemies_of,his )

By transformed each bed of his in his sickness, David means that Yahweh transforms his illness into health. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Yahweh transformed his sickness into health]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְ⁠חָלְיֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH he,will_keep_him and,he,will_preserve_him_alive יאשר on_the=earth and,do_not give,him in,the_desire_of his_enemies_of,his )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sickness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when he is ill]