OET interlinear PSA 63:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

צָמְאָ֬ה לְ⁠ךָ֨ ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David when,was,he in,the_wilderness_of Yehuda )

David is speaking of his intense desire for God as if his soul were physically thirsting for water. 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: [My soul longs for you] or [I deeply desire to be near you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

צָמְאָ֬ה & נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David when,was,he in,the_wilderness_of Yehuda )

David is using My soul to represent all of himself in the act of thirsting for God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I thirst]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָּמַ֣הּ לְ⁠ךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David when,was,he in,the_wilderness_of Yehuda )

The psalmist is speaking of his intense longing for God as if his body were physically fainting from weakness or exhaustion. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my whole being aches for you] or [my body grows weak with longing for you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בְשָׂרִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David when,was,he in,the_wilderness_of Yehuda )

David is using one part of a person, his flesh, to mean all of him in the act of longing for God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my whole being faints for you] or [I faint for you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

צָמְאָ֬ה לְ⁠ךָ֨ ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗⁠י כָּמַ֣הּ לְ⁠ךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David when,was,he in,the_wilderness_of Yehuda )

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: [My whole being longs for you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

צִיָּ֖ה וְ⁠עָיֵ֣ף

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,David when,was,he in,the_wilderness_of Yehuda )

The terms dryness and weary mean similar things. David is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [very dry] or [extremely parched]