OET interlinear PSA 57:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִ⁠פְעָמַ⁠י֮

(Some words not found in UHB: be,exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=heavens ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=earth/land glory_of,your )

The pronoun They refers to the enemies whom David describes in verse 4. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [My enemies prepare a net for my steps]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִ⁠פְעָמַ⁠י֮

(Some words not found in UHB: be,exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=heavens ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=earth/land glory_of,your )

Here, David’s steps represent his feet walking along a path. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [They prepare a net for my feet] or [They preparee a net, hoping I will walk into it and it will trap my feet]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִ⁠פְעָמַ⁠י֮

(Some words not found in UHB: be,exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=heavens ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=earth/land glory_of,your )

David is speaking as if his enemies physically prepare a net to trap him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [They take measures to capture me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

כָּפַ֪ף נַ֫פְשִׁ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: be,exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=heavens ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=earth/land glory_of,your )

David is using one part of himself, his soul or inner being, to mean all of him in the act of bowing down. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I bow down]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָּפַ֪ף נַ֫פְשִׁ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: be,exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=heavens ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=earth/land glory_of,your )

David is speaking as if he physically bows down when he realizes that his enemies are trying to capture him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I feel despair]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כָּר֣וּ לְ⁠פָנַ֣⁠י שִׁיחָ֑ה נָפְל֖וּ בְ⁠תוֹכָ֣⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: be,exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=heavens ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=earth/land glory_of,your )

Here, to my face represents “in front of me.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [They dig a pit in front of me; they fall into the midst of it] or [They dig a pit where they expect me to walk, hoping I will fall into it, but they fall into it instead]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָּר֣וּ לְ⁠פָנַ֣⁠י שִׁיחָ֑ה נָפְל֖וּ בְ⁠תוֹכָ֣⁠הּ

(Some words not found in UHB: be,exalted on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=heavens ʼElohīm on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=earth/land glory_of,your )

David is speaking as if his enemies physically dig a pit (covering it to conceal it) in order to trap him, but that they fall into it themselves. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly (indicating that David is elaborating on the idea he expressed in the first part of this verse). Alternate translation: [Indeed, they do things to try to capture me, but what they do only hurts them instead]