OET interlinear PSA 42:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

כְּ⁠אַיָּ֗ל תַּעֲרֹ֥ג עַל־אֲפִֽיקֵי־מָ֑יִם כֵּ֤ן נַפְשִׁ֨⁠י תַעֲרֹ֖ג אֵלֶ֣י⁠ךָ אֱלֹהִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster maskil of,the_sons_of Qoraḩ )

The psalmist is using one part of himself, his soul or inner being, to mean all of him in the act of desiring God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [As a deer pants for streams of water, so in my inner being I pant for you, God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠אַיָּ֗ל תַּעֲרֹ֥ג עַל־אֲפִֽיקֵי־מָ֑יִם כֵּ֤ן נַפְשִׁ֨⁠י תַעֲרֹ֖ג אֵלֶ֣י⁠ךָ אֱלֹהִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster maskil of,the_sons_of Qoraḩ )

The point of this comparison is that just as a deer, when it is very thirsty in a dry place, pants desperately for water, so the psalmist desperately desires God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [As a deer pants desperately for streams of water, so in my inner being I pant desperately for you, God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כְּ⁠אַיָּ֗ל תַּעֲרֹ֥ג עַל־אֲפִֽיקֵי־מָ֑יִם כֵּ֤ן נַפְשִׁ֨⁠י תַעֲרֹ֖ג אֵלֶ֣י⁠ךָ אֱלֹהִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster maskil of,the_sons_of Qoraḩ )

The psalmist is speaking as if his soul were actually panting or taking short, quick breaths. He means that in his inner being, he is desperately feeling and expressing a desire for God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [As a deer pants desperately for streams of water, so in my inner being I desperately desire you, God]