OET interlinear PSA 58:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס־שִׁנֵּ֥י⁠מוֹ בְּ⁠פִ֑י⁠מוֹ מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ ׀ יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who not hear to=sound/voice charmers one_enchanting_of enchantments skillful )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [God, break their teeth in their mouth; indeed, break out the fangs of the young lions, Yahweh]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס־שִׁנֵּ֥י⁠מוֹ בְּ⁠פִ֑י⁠מוֹ מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ ׀ יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who not hear to=sound/voice charmers one_enchanting_of enchantments skillful )

The psalmist is speaking of the wicked people as if they were dangerous animals with teeth and fangs that could harm others. He is asking God to destroy their power to harm people, as if God were breaking the teeth of dangerous animals. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God, destroy the power of the wicked! Take away their ability to harm people, Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הֲרָס־שִׁנֵּ֥י⁠מוֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who not hear to=sound/voice charmers one_enchanting_of enchantments skillful )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a request. Alternate translation: [I ask you to break their teeth] or [please break their teeth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

מַלְתְּע֥וֹת & נְתֹ֣ץ

(Some words not found in UHB: which/who not hear to=sound/voice charmers one_enchanting_of enchantments skillful )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “Please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please break out the fangs of]