OET interlinear PSA 59:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֱלֹהִ֥ים ׀ צְבָא֡וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: no fault they,run and,they_are_established awake, to,meet,me and,see )

The expression God of armies refers to Yahweh as the commander of the heavenly armies, meaning the angelic hosts. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [God who rules over the angelic hosts]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל

(Some words not found in UHB: no fault they,run and,they_are_established awake, to,meet,me and,see )

The psalmist is not using this possessive form the God of Israel to indicate that the Israelites possess or control God. Rather the psalmist is using these words to indicate that God is the one whom Israel worships. Alternate translation: [who is the God whom Israel worships]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הָקִ֗יצָ⁠ה לִ⁠פְקֹ֥ד

(Some words not found in UHB: no fault they,run and,they_are_established awake, to,meet,me and,see )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [please arise to punish] or [I beg you to arise and punish]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָקִ֗יצָ⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: no fault they,run and,they_are_established awake, to,meet,me and,see )

The psalmist is speaking of Yahweh as if he were asleep and needed to wake up. He means that he wants Yahweh to begin to intervene and punish the nations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [come and act]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּֽל־הַ⁠גּוֹיִ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: no fault they,run and,they_are_established awake, to,meet,me and,see )

David says all of the nations as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: [the hostile nations] or [these enemy nations]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

אַל־תָּחֹ֨ן

(Some words not found in UHB: no fault they,run and,they_are_established awake, to,meet,me and,see )

The word translated as Do not be gracious is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please do not show favor] or [I beg you not to be gracious]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בֹּ֖גְדֵי אָ֣וֶן

(Some words not found in UHB: no fault they,run and,they_are_established awake, to,meet,me and,see )

David is using the possessive form to describe workers who are characterized by iniquity. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [people who are treacherous and who do wicked things] or [treacherous people who do evil]

Note 8 topic: translate-transliterate

סֶֽלָה

(Some words not found in UHB: no fault they,run and,they_are_established awake, to,meet,me and,see )

The word Selah is a Hebrew word. You will need to decide if you will use this word in its Hebrew form or if you will instead translate the meaning into your language. Either approach has broad support. If you use the Hebrew word, you could spell it the way it sounds in your language and then put the translation in a footnote.