OET interlinear PSA 65:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

דִּבְרֵ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: hear_of prayer to,you all/each/any/every flesh/meat they_went )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquities, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [The wrong things we have done]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

פְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗י⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: hear_of prayer to,you all/each/any/every flesh/meat they_went )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of transgressions, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the ways we have disobeyed you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

עֲ֭וֺנֹת גָּ֣בְרוּ מֶ֑נִּ⁠י פְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗י⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: hear_of prayer to,you all/each/any/every flesh/meat they_went )

The terms iniquities and transgressions mean similar things. The psalmist 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: [Our many sins overwhelm me but]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

גָּ֣בְרוּ מֶ֑נִּ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: hear_of prayer to,you all/each/any/every flesh/meat they_went )

The pronoun me refers to the psalmist, while the pronoun “our” refers to the psalmist along with the rest of God’s people. The psalmist is speaking both personally and on behalf of the community. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [prevail against me and my people]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

אַתָּ֥ה תְכַפְּרֵֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: hear_of prayer to,you all/each/any/every flesh/meat they_went )

The psalmist is stating the pronoun you separately, even though the verb translated as you cover them already includes this meaning. He is doing that to emphasize that God, to whom he is speaking, is the one forgiving them. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the meaning here. Alternate translation: [you, God, you cover them]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

תְכַפְּרֵֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: hear_of prayer to,you all/each/any/every flesh/meat they_went )

The psalmist is using you cover them as a common expression of the culture to mean “you forgive them” or “you atone for them.” 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: [you forgive them] or [you atone for them]