OET interlinear PSA 69:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וַ⁠יִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּ⁠בָרוּתִ֣⁠י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝⁠לִ⁠צְמָאִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: insults broken heart_of,my and,I,have_become_sick and,I_waited to,show_sympathy and,there_[was]_not and,for,comforters and=not found )

David uses the word But here to indicate a contrast between the sympathy he hoped for and the cruelty he received. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Instead, they put gall in my food]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּ⁠בָרוּתִ֣⁠י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝⁠לִ⁠צְמָאִ֗⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: insults broken heart_of,my and,I,have_become_sick and,I_waited to,show_sympathy and,there_[was]_not and,for,comforters and=not found )

Here, they put gall in my food represents the idea that David’s enemies gave him what was harmful instead of what was nourishing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [they gave me something bitter to eat]