OET interlinear PSA 42:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

תְּהֽוֹם־אֶל־תְּה֣וֹם ק֭וֹרֵא

(Some words not found in UHB: God,my within,me soul,my in_despair on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so remember,you from,land Yardēn/(Jordan) and,heights_of_Hermon from=hill mizar )

The author speaks of deep water as if it were speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The deep is making a loud noise, as though it were shouting out to other deep water”

תְּהֽוֹם־אֶל־תְּה֣וֹם ק֭וֹרֵא

(Some words not found in UHB: God,my within,me soul,my in_despair on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so remember,you from,land Yardēn/(Jordan) and,heights_of_Hermon from=hill mizar )

The the meaning of the word Deep here is not entirely clear. It could mean (1) a flood of moving water, such as a river. Alternate translation: “One deep river is calling to another deep river” (2) A large mass of water. Alternate translation: “Deep water is calling to other deep water”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְּהֽוֹם־אֶל־תְּה֣וֹם ק֭וֹרֵא לְ⁠ק֣וֹל צִנּוֹרֶ֑י⁠ךָ כָּֽל־מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥י⁠ךָ וְ֝⁠גַלֶּ֗י⁠ךָ עָלַ֥⁠י עָבָֽרוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: God,my within,me soul,my in_despair on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so remember,you from,land Yardēn/(Jordan) and,heights_of_Hermon from=hill mizar )

In the same way that the author uses water imagery in 42:1–2 to describe himself, so he uses water imagery here to describe the the how he is feeling. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “When people afflict me, they cause my soul to be in turmoil like when deep water calls out to deep water with the sound of your waterfalls. It is also as though your waves and billows crash over me”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

כָּֽל־מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥י⁠ךָ וְ֝⁠גַלֶּ֗י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: God,my within,me soul,my in_despair on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so remember,you from,land Yardēn/(Jordan) and,heights_of_Hermon from=hill mizar )

The terms waves and billows mean similar things. The author may be using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “All of your waves”