OET interlinear PSA 58:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

חֲמַת־לָ֗⁠מוֹ כִּ⁠דְמ֥וּת חֲמַת־נָחָ֑שׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: go_astray wicked from_[the],womb go_astray from_[the],belly speaking_of lies )

The point of this comparison is that just as the poison of a serpent is harmful and deadly, so is the speech or nature of the wicked. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [Their words are as harmful as serpent venom] or [They are as poisonous as a serpent]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּמוֹ־פֶ֥תֶן חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: go_astray wicked from_[the],womb go_astray from_[the],belly speaking_of lies )

The point of this comparison is that just as a deaf adder does not listen, so the wicked do not listen to correction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [They are as unheeding as a deaf adder]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

כְּמוֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: go_astray wicked from_[the],womb go_astray from_[the],belly speaking_of lies )

The psalmist is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [The wicked people are like]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַאְטֵ֥ם אָזְנֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: go_astray wicked from_[the],womb go_astray from_[the],belly speaking_of lies )

The psalmist is speaking of the wicked as if they were snakes that could shut their ears. He means that they willfully refuse to listen. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that refuses to listen] or [that will not listen]