OET interlinear PSA 46:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עִיר־אֱלֹהִ֑ים

(Some words not found in UHB: roar foam waters_of,its quake mountains at,swelling_of,its selah )

The psalmist is using the city of God (that is, Jerusalem) to represent the people of that city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the people of the city of God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: roar foam waters_of,its quake mountains at,swelling_of,its selah )

The psalmist is using the adjective holy as a noun to mean a certain kind of place. (The ULT indicates this by supplying the word place.) Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the holy dwelling place of the Most High]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: roar foam waters_of,its quake mountains at,swelling_of,its selah )

The psalmist is speaking of the temple in Jerusalem as if it were a place in which God actually lived. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the holy temple of the Most High]

Note 4 topic: translate-plural

קְ֝דֹ֗שׁ מִשְׁכְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: roar foam waters_of,its quake mountains at,swelling_of,its selah )

The psalmist is using the plural dwellings where he could have used the singular form. This suggests that, as in [43:3](../043/003.md), he is using the plural form to emphasize the sacred character of the temple as a place where God is present in a special way. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the singular form and express the emphasis in another way. If it would be extra information to say both “holy” and “sacred” in your translation, you could use another term to make one of those words emphatic. Alternate translation: [the very holy dwelling of the Most High] or [the very sacred temple of the Most High]