OET interlinear PSA 49:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

נַ֭פְשׁ⁠וֹ & יְבָרֵ֑ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when not in,death_of,his take (the),anything not descend after,him honor_of,his )

The psalmist is using one part of a person, his soul, to mean all of him in the act of blessing himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he blesses himself]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נַ֭פְשׁ⁠וֹ & יְבָרֵ֑ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when not in,death_of,his take (the),anything not descend after,him honor_of,his )

While the term “bless” usually refers to expressing hope that good things would happen to a person, in this context, it means saying that good things have happened to a person. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [he congratulates himself]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ֝⁠יוֹדֻ֗⁠ךָ כִּי־תֵיטִ֥יב לָֽ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when not in,death_of,his take (the),anything not descend after,him honor_of,his )

Here the psalmist is using the pronoun they in a general sense, not to refer to specific people. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and people do praise you when you do well for yourself] or [and you are praised when you do well for yourself]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

וְ֝⁠יוֹדֻ֗⁠ךָ כִּי־תֵיטִ֥יב לָֽ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when not in,death_of,his take (the),anything not descend after,him honor_of,his )

The words you and yourself are singular here because the psalmist is addressing each person in the audience as a representative individual who needs to consider whether what he says applies directly to him. So use singular forms in your translation if your language marks that distinction. If it does not, you may be able to communicate the meaning here in some other way. Alternate translation: [and they will praise any one of you if you do well for yourself] or [and any one of you will be praised if he does well for himself]