OET interlinear PSA 69:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

חֶרְפָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה לִבִּ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know reproach_of,my and,shame_of,my and,ignominy_of,my [are]_before,you all/each/any/every foes_of,my )

David speaks of Reproach as if it were a person who could break a person’s heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I am brokenhearted because of reproach]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִבִּ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know reproach_of,my and,shame_of,my and,ignominy_of,my [are]_before,you all/each/any/every foes_of,my )

Here, my heart represents “my emotions.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [my spirit]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וָ⁠אֲקַוֶּ֣ה לָ⁠נ֣וּד וָ⁠אַ֑יִן

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know reproach_of,my and,shame_of,my and,ignominy_of,my [are]_before,you all/each/any/every foes_of,my )

David uses the word Though here to indicate a contrast between what he expected and what actually happened. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Even though I waited for sympathy, there was none]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וָ⁠אֲקַוֶּ֣ה לָ⁠נ֣וּד וָ⁠אַ֑יִן וְ֝⁠לַ⁠מְנַחֲמִ֗ים וְ⁠לֹ֣א מָצָֽאתִי

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) know reproach_of,my and,shame_of,my and,ignominy_of,my [are]_before,you all/each/any/every foes_of,my )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Another approach would be to connect the phrases with a word that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. See how you as a team have decided to translate the parallel phrases in the Psalms, and follow that approach here and throughout this psalm. Alternate translation: [I waited for someone to show compassion, yet no one came]