OET interlinear PSA 43:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) god_of my_refuge_of,my ,why? have,you_rejected_me to/for=what mourning go_about in_[the],oppression_of enemy )

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [This is because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אַתָּ֤ה ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י מָֽעוּזִּ⁠י֮

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) god_of my_refuge_of,my ,why? have,you_rejected_me to/for=what mourning go_about in_[the],oppression_of enemy )

The psalmist is using the possessive form to describe God as being like a refuge for him. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [you are the God who is like a refuge to me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אַתָּ֤ה ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י מָֽעוּזִּ⁠י֮

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) god_of my_refuge_of,my ,why? have,you_rejected_me to/for=what mourning go_about in_[the],oppression_of enemy )

See how you translated the term “refuge” in [11:1](../011/001.md). Alternate translation: [you are the God who protects me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ⁠מָ֪ה זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥⁠נִי לָֽ⁠מָּה־קֹדֵ֥ר אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּ⁠לַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב

,why? (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) god_of my_refuge_of,my ,why? have,you_rejected_me to/for=what mourning go_about in_[the],oppression_of enemy )

See how you translated the similar questions in [42:9](../042/009.md). Alternate translation: [You appear to have rejected me! I should not have to walk about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy!]

Note 5 topic: writing-poetry

לָֽ⁠מָּה־קֹדֵ֥ר אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּ⁠לַ֣חַץ אוֹיֵֽב

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) god_of my_refuge_of,my ,why? have,you_rejected_me to/for=what mourning go_about in_[the],oppression_of enemy )

For poetic effect, the psalmist is using again the same phrases that he used in [42:9](../042/009.md). We recommend that you show this to your readers by translating the phrases here the same way that you translated them there. Alternate translation: [I should not have to go through life mourning because of the enemies who are oppressing me!]

Note 6 topic: translate-tense

לָֽ⁠מָּה & אֶתְהַלֵּ֗ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when you(ms) god_of my_refuge_of,my ,why? have,you_rejected_me to/for=what mourning go_about in_[the],oppression_of enemy )

While the psalmist uses essentially the same language here as in [42:9](../042/009.md), he uses a different form of the verb translated as walk. The form used here can indicate repeated action, and that seems to be the sense in this context. Your language may have a comparable verbal form that you can use in your translation. If not, you may be able to use a different verb or expression. Alternate translation: [Why do I wander about]