OET interlinear PSA 73:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אַ֤ךְ

surely

The psalmist uses the word Surely to emphasize the truth of what follows. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation or use a natural form in your language for expressing this emphasis. Alternate translation: [Certainly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל

(Some words not found in UHB: song of,Asaph surely good to,Israel ʼElohīm to_[people],pure_of heart )

Here, Israel represents the Israelite people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [to the people of Israel]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠בָרֵ֥י לֵבָֽב

to_[people],pure_of heart

Here the psalmist speaks of the heart of righteous people as pure and not blemished by wrong and sinful thoughts in contrast to having a heart that is impure because of sinful thoughts and motives and therefore morally dirty. What the psalmist means by pure here is that the person’s heart is “morally pure.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly or use an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [to the ones who think about and want what is pleasing to God] or [to those with a morally pure heart]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠בָרֵ֥י לֵבָֽב

to_[people],pure_of heart

In Jewish culture people considered the heart to be the center of a persons thoughts and feelings and here, the heart represents the intentions, thoughts and desires of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to those who think about and want what is pure] or [to those with a pure mind] or [to those with pure thoughts]