OET interlinear PSA 61:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מִ⁠קְצֵ֤ה הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ ׀ אֵלֶ֣י⁠ךָ אֶ֭קְרָא

(Some words not found in UHB: hear, ʼElohīm of_entreaty_of,my_cry pay,attention_to prayer_of,my )

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information about where David calls from after the information about calling to God. Alternate translation: [I call to you from the end of the earth]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠קְצֵ֤ה הָ⁠אָ֨רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: hear, ʼElohīm of_entreaty_of,my_cry pay,attention_to prayer_of,my )

David is using From the end of the earth as a common expression to mean from a very distant or remote place. If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [From a faraway place] or [From distant lands]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בַּ⁠עֲטֹ֣ף לִבִּ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: hear, ʼElohīm of_entreaty_of,my_cry pay,attention_to prayer_of,my )

Here the heart represents where a person’s thoughts and feelings exist. David is speaking of his emotions as if they were physically weak. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when I am discouraged] or [when I feel weak]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-time-simultaneous

בַּ⁠עֲטֹ֣ף לִבִּ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: hear, ʼElohīm of_entreaty_of,my_cry pay,attention_to prayer_of,my )

The word that the ULT translates as when indicates that David calls to God at the same time as my heart is faint. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could describe the time relationship more explicitly. Alternate translation: [at times when my heart is faint] or [during the times that my heart is faint]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠צוּר & מִמֶּ֣⁠נִּי תַנְחֵֽ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: hear, ʼElohīm of_entreaty_of,my_cry pay,attention_to prayer_of,my )

David is speaking of God as if God were a high rock that David could climb up to reach safety from danger. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could express this as a comparison. Alternate translation: [to a place of safety that is like a high rock]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

בְּ⁠צוּר־יָר֖וּם

(Some words not found in UHB: hear, ʼElohīm of_entreaty_of,my_cry pay,attention_to prayer_of,my )

This 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. Alternate translation: [Please lead me to the rock]