OET interlinear PSA 73:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שַׁתּ֣וּ בַ⁠שָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּי⁠הֶ֑ם וּ֝⁠לְשׁוֹנָ֗⁠ם תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּ⁠אָֽרֶץ

set in=the_heavens mouths,their and,tongues,their range on_the=earth

The author is describing the speech of wicked people by association with their mouth and their tongue, because their speech comes from their mouth and they speak with their tongue. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שַׁתּ֣וּ בַ⁠שָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּי⁠הֶ֑ם

set in=the_heavens mouths,their

The word the ULT translates as in the heavens could be translated as: (1) in the heavens as modeled by the ULT in which case the author is describing the role or authority of God by association with the heavens. Alternate translation: “They talk with their mouth as if they are God who is in heaven” or “They talk as if they are in the position of God” (2) “against the heavens” in which case the author is describing God by association with the heavens. Alternate translation: “They set their mouth against the heavens” or “They set their mouth against God”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ֝⁠לְשׁוֹנָ֗⁠ם תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּ⁠אָֽרֶץ

and,tongues,their range on_the=earth

The author is speaking of the tongue (words or speech) of wicked people as if it could go through the earth. What he means is that these wicked people go about talking wickedly (and bragging) as they live their daily lives on earth and proudly act as if they are not accountable to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and they constantly talk wickedly with their tongues as if they rule the earth” or “and they walk to and fro talking wickedly”