OET interlinear PSA 51:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵ⁠נִי שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְ⁠שִׂמְחָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: if truth desire in,parts and,in,a_[place]_kept_secret wisdom you,cause_me_to_know )

David is using the expression joy and gladness to represent things that God would say to him that would make him feel those emotions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Make me hear things that will cause me to feel joy and gladness] or [Say things to me that will make me feel joy and gladness]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵ⁠נִי שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְ⁠שִׂמְחָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: if truth desire in,parts and,in,a_[place]_kept_secret wisdom you,cause_me_to_know )

David means specifically that he wants God to tell him that he has forgiven him. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Assure me that you have forgiven me, that I may feel joy and gladness]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְ⁠שִׂמְחָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: if truth desire in,parts and,in,a_[place]_kept_secret wisdom you,cause_me_to_know )

The terms joy and gladness 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: [great joy]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ

(Some words not found in UHB: if truth desire in,parts and,in,a_[place]_kept_secret wisdom you,cause_me_to_know )

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

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ

(Some words not found in UHB: if truth desire in,parts and,in,a_[place]_kept_secret wisdom you,cause_me_to_know )

David is speaking as if God had actually crushed him by convicting him of his sin. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [may I, whom you have deeply convicted of sin, rejoice]