OET interlinear PSA 69:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי־קִנְאַ֣ת בֵּיתְ⁠ךָ֣ אֲכָלָ֑תְ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: stranger become to,brothers_of,my and,a_foreigner to,the_children_of my_mother_of,my )

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [Because zeal for your house has consumed me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

קִנְאַ֣ת בֵּיתְ⁠ךָ֣ אֲכָלָ֑תְ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: stranger become to,brothers_of,my and,a_foreigner to,the_children_of my_mother_of,my )

David speaks of zeal for God’s house as if it were a person who could consume him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I care so deeply about your house that it takes over all my thoughts]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

קִנְאַ֣ת

(Some words not found in UHB: stranger become to,brothers_of,my and,a_foreigner to,the_children_of my_mother_of,my )

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠חֶרְפּ֥וֹת ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗י⁠ךָ נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: stranger become to,brothers_of,my and,a_foreigner to,the_children_of my_mother_of,my )

David speaks of the reproaches of the ones reproaching God as if they were persons who could fall on someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when people insult you, they also insult me]