OET interlinear PSA 74:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֥י מָלְא֥וּ מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ נְא֣וֹת חָמָֽס

(Some words not found in UHB: have_regard to,covenant that/for/because/then/when full_of dark_places_of earth/land haunts_of violence/cruelty )

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 violent places fill the dark places of the land]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

נְא֣וֹת חָמָֽס

haunts_of violence/cruelty

Asaph is using the possessive form to describe pastures that are characterized by violence. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this purpose, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [violent places]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָמָֽס

violence/cruelty

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: have_regard to,covenant that/for/because/then/when full_of dark_places_of earth/land haunts_of violence/cruelty )

Here Asaph is speaking of places of oppression and danger as if they were dark places. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the dangerous places of the land]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מַחֲשַׁכֵּי־אֶ֝֗רֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: have_regard to,covenant that/for/because/then/when full_of dark_places_of earth/land haunts_of violence/cruelty )

Asaph is using this possessive form to mean the places in the land that are dark, that is, dangerous. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the dark places that are in the land]