OET interlinear PSA 51:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠דָּמִ֨ים

(Some words not found in UHB: restore, to/for=me joy_of your_salvation_of,your and=spirit willing you,will_sustain_me )

Here, blood represents “bloodguiltiness,” that is, legal liability to punishment by death for murdering another person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from the death penalty I deserve for killing someone]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְּשׁוּעָתִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: restore, to/for=me joy_of your_salvation_of,your and=spirit willing you,will_sustain_me )

David is repeating the word God to emphasize that the basis of his plea is the merciful, saving character of God. If your language can repeat words for emphasis, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis. Alternate translation: [you who are God my Savior]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

תְּרַנֵּ֥ן לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: restore, to/for=me joy_of your_salvation_of,your and=spirit willing you,will_sustain_me )

David is using one part of himself, his tongue, to mean all of him in the act of singing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [may I sing]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צִדְקָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: restore, to/for=me joy_of your_salvation_of,your and=spirit willing you,will_sustain_me )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of righteousness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [about how righteous you are]