OET interlinear PSA 45:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

חִצֶּ֗י⁠ךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣י⁠ךָ יִפְּל֑וּ בְּ֝⁠לֵ֗ב אוֹיְבֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,majesty_of,your victoriously ride on/upon message/matter_of truth and,humility righteousness and,let,it_teach_you awesome hand_of,your_right )

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information that the arrows are in the heart of the enemies of the king with the information that the arrows are sharp. Alternate translation: [Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the enemies of the king; the peoples fall under you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

חִצֶּ֗י⁠ךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,majesty_of,your victoriously ride on/upon message/matter_of truth and,humility righteousness and,let,it_teach_you awesome hand_of,your_right )

The psalmist says that these arrows are sharp to mean that they penetrate through armor into the bodies of enemy soldiers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Your arrows penetrate]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣י⁠ךָ יִפְּל֑וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,majesty_of,your victoriously ride on/upon message/matter_of truth and,humility righteousness and,let,it_teach_you awesome hand_of,your_right )

The psalmist is speaking as if the peoples who fight against the king actually fall down dead or wounded and he drives his chariot over them, so that they are under him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you win victory over the peoples]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

בְּ֝⁠לֵ֗ב אוֹיְבֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,majesty_of,your victoriously ride on/upon message/matter_of truth and,humility righteousness and,let,it_teach_you awesome hand_of,your_right )

The psalmist is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. If you decide not to move this phrase to an earlier part of the verse, after Your arrows are sharp, you can supply those words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [Your arrows are in the heart of the enemies of the king] or [Your arrows penetrate into the heart of the enemies of the king]

Note 5 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

בְּ֝⁠לֵ֗ב

(Some words not found in UHB: and,majesty_of,your victoriously ride on/upon message/matter_of truth and,humility righteousness and,let,it_teach_you awesome hand_of,your_right )

In this verse, the word heart is singular in form, but it refers to the hearts of all of the king’s enemies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the plural form of “heart.” Alternate translation: [in the hearts of]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אוֹיְבֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,majesty_of,your victoriously ride on/upon message/matter_of truth and,humility righteousness and,let,it_teach_you awesome hand_of,your_right )

The psalmist is speaking of the king in the third person even though he is addressing him directly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the second person. Alternate translation: [your enemies] or [your enemies, O king]