OET interlinear PSA 61:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

שִׁמְעָ֣⁠ה אֱ֭לֹהִים רִנָּתִ֑⁠י הַ֝קְשִׁ֗יבָ⁠ה תְּפִלָּתִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster on/upon stringed_instruments_of of,David )

These two phrases, Hear my cry, God and listen to my prayer, 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, hear my cry; yes, listen to my prayer]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

שִׁמְעָ֣⁠ה אֱ֭לֹהִים רִנָּתִ֑⁠י הַ֝קְשִׁ֗יבָ⁠ה תְּפִלָּתִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster on/upon stringed_instruments_of of,David )

These are imperatives, but they communicate polite requests rather than commands. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. Alternate translation: [Please hear my cry, God; please listen to my prayer]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תְּפִלָּתִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster on/upon stringed_instruments_of of,David )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of prayer, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what I pray]