OET interlinear PSA 68:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עָ֘לִ֤יתָ לַ⁠מָּר֨וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: chariots_of ʼElohīm ten_thousand thousands_of multitude my=master [is]_among,them Şīnay [is]_in,holiness )

Here the psalmist is speaking of God’s victory as if it were ascended to the height. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You have risen to supremacy]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

שָׁ֘בִ֤יתָ שֶּׁ֗בִי

(Some words not found in UHB: chariots_of ʼElohīm ten_thousand thousands_of multitude my=master [is]_among,them Şīnay [is]_in,holiness )

The psalmist is using you have taken captivity captive as a common expression of the culture to mean that he has taken a great multitude of prisoners. 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 have led a host of captives]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שֶּׁ֗בִי

(Some words not found in UHB: chariots_of ʼElohīm ten_thousand thousands_of multitude my=master [is]_among,them Şīnay [is]_in,holiness )

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בָּ⁠אָדָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: chariots_of ʼElohīm ten_thousand thousands_of multitude my=master [is]_among,them Şīnay [is]_in,holiness )

The psalmist is not referring to a specific man. He means people in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [among people]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לִ⁠שְׁכֹּ֤ן ׀ יָ֬הּ אֱלֹהִֽים

(Some words not found in UHB: chariots_of ʼElohīm ten_thousand thousands_of multitude my=master [is]_among,them Şīnay [is]_in,holiness )

Here, that Yah God might dwell there marks the entire preceding action of ascending, taking captives, and receiving gifts as the goal or purpose of those acts—namely, that God would establish his dwelling. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose. Alternate translation: [so that Yah God might dwell there]