OET interlinear PSA 72:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ֭⁠פָנָי⁠ו יִכְרְע֣וּ

before,,him bow_down

Here, his face represents his presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [kneel before him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עָפָ֥ר יְלַחֵֽכוּ

dust lick

The expression lick the dust is an idiom that means to be completely defeated and humiliated. If your readers would not understand this, you could use an equivalent idiom or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [be completely defeated]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

לְ֭⁠פָנָי⁠ו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝⁠אֹיְבָ֗י⁠ו עָפָ֥ר יְלַחֵֽכוּ

before,,him bow_down (Some words not found in UHB: before,,him bow_down wilderness_tribes and,enemies_of,his dust lick )

In both instances, the pronoun his refers to the king. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [May desert-dwellers kneel to the king’s face, and may the king’s enemies lick the dust]