OET interlinear PSA 51:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

זִֽבְחֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים֮

(Some words not found in UHB: my=master lips_of,my open and,mouth_of,my declare praise_of,your )

David is using this possessive form not to describe sacrifices that God makes but sacrifices that God wants and accepts. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [The sacrifices that God wants] or [The sacrifices that God accepts]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ר֪וּחַ נִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: my=master lips_of,my open and,mouth_of,my declare praise_of,your )

The expression broken is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [are a spirit that has broken]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ר֪וּחַ נִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: my=master lips_of,my open and,mouth_of,my declare praise_of,your )

David is speaking as if a person’s spirit were actually an object that could be broken. The image is of something that is broken so that it has fallen down in pieces, with lowliness representing humility. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [are a humble spirit]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ר֪וּחַ נִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: my=master lips_of,my open and,mouth_of,my declare praise_of,your )

As in verse 10, here a person’s spirit represents his attitude. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [are a humble attitude]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לֵב־נִשְׁבָּ֥ר וְ⁠נִדְכֶּ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: my=master lips_of,my open and,mouth_of,my declare praise_of,your )

The expressions broken and crushed are passive verbal forms. If your language would not use those forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [A heart that an awareness of the seriousness of sin has broken and crushed]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לֵב־נִשְׁבָּ֥ר וְ⁠נִדְכֶּ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: my=master lips_of,my open and,mouth_of,my declare praise_of,your )

The terms broken and crushed mean similar things. David is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [A completely broken heart] or [A heart that an awareness of the seriousness of sin has completely broken]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֵב־נִשְׁבָּ֥ר וְ⁠נִדְכֶּ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: my=master lips_of,my open and,mouth_of,my declare praise_of,your )

Here the heart represents a person’s inner being. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [A person who is deeply humbled by an awareness of the seriousness of his sin]