OET interlinear PSA 74:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

שִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭⁠אֵשׁ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ לָ֝⁠אָ֗רֶץ חִלְּל֥וּ מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: set in,fire sanctuary_of,your to,ground defiled dwelling_place_of your_name_of,your )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. See how you as a team have decided to translate the parallel phrases in the Psalms and follow that approach here and throughout this psalm. For more information on translating parallelisms, see the Introduction to this Psalm. Alternate translation: [They completely burned down and desecrated the place where you dwell]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

שִׁלְח֣וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: set in,fire sanctuary_of,your to,ground defiled dwelling_place_of your_name_of,your )

The pronoun They refers to the enemies. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [The enemies sent]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: set in,fire sanctuary_of,your to,ground defiled dwelling_place_of your_name_of,your )

Asaph is using the term name to represent God’s presence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the place called by your name by bringing it] or [the dwelling where you are present by bringing it]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: set in,fire sanctuary_of,your to,ground defiled dwelling_place_of your_name_of,your )

Asaph is using the possessive form to describe a dwelling that is characterized by God’s name, that is, by his presence. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the dwelling place dedicated to you by burning it]