OET interlinear PSA 71:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ יִכְלוּ֮ שֹׂטְנֵ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥⁠י יַֽעֲט֣וּ חֶ֭רְפָּה וּ⁠כְלִמָּ֑ה מְ֝בַקְשֵׁ֗י רָעָתִֽ⁠י

ashamed consumed (Some words not found in UHB: ashamed consumed adversaries_of self_of,(of)_my covered scorn and,ignominy seek_of harm_of,(of)_my )

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of phrases in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [Let them shame and finish the adversaries of my life; indeed, let them cover with reproach and disgrace the ones seeking my harm]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ יִכְלוּ֮ שֹׂטְנֵ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥⁠י יַֽעֲט֣וּ חֶ֭רְפָּה

ashamed consumed (Some words not found in UHB: ashamed consumed adversaries_of self_of,(of)_my covered scorn and,ignominy seek_of harm_of,(of)_my )

By using let in these phrases, the psalmist is expressing what he desires or prays will happen to his enemies. See the discussion in the introduction to this book about “let” and “may” and follow the decision of your team of how a speaker will express in this context what he wants someone to do. Alternate translation: [I ask that they be put to shame and finished, the adversaries of my life; I ask that they be covered with reproach]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ יִכְלוּ֮

ashamed consumed

The pronoun them refers to the adversaries themselves. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [May the adversaries themselves be put to shame and finish]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

יַֽעֲט֣וּ חֶ֭רְפָּה וּ⁠כְלִמָּ֑ה

covered (Some words not found in UHB: ashamed consumed adversaries_of self_of,(of)_my covered scorn and,ignominy seek_of harm_of,(of)_my )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of reproach and disgrace, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [let them be reproached and disgraced]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

חֶ֭רְפָּה וּ⁠כְלִמָּ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: ashamed consumed adversaries_of self_of,(of)_my covered scorn and,ignominy seek_of harm_of,(of)_my )

The terms reproach and disgrace mean similar things. David 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: [with shameful disgrace]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מְ֝בַקְשֵׁ֗י רָעָתִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: ashamed consumed adversaries_of self_of,(of)_my covered scorn and,ignominy seek_of harm_of,(of)_my )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of harm, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the ones seeking to harm me]