OET interlinear PSA 79:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וַ⁠אֲנַ֤חְנוּ

and,we

Asaph places And we at the beginning of this verse to mark a shift from petition to a vow of praise. If it would be more natural in your language, you could indicate this transition in another way. Alternate translation: [Then we]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠צֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶ⁠ךָ֮

and,the_sheep_of your_pasture_of,your

Here Asaph is speaking of God’s people as if they were a flock of sheep that God tends in his pasture. If this image communicates well in your language, please use it. If not, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the ones you tend and care for]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וְ⁠צֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתֶ⁠ךָ֮

and,the_sheep_of your_pasture_of,your

Asaph is using the possessive form to describe a flock that is located in God’s pasture. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the flock that feeds in your pasture]

Note 4 topic: writing-endofstory

נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה לְּ⁠ךָ֗ לְ⁠ע֫וֹלָ֥ם

give_thanks (Some words not found in UHB: and,we people_of,your and,the_sheep_of your_pasture_of,your give_thanks to,you forever,perpetuity to,a_generation and,a_generation recount praise_of,your )

This concluding vow of praise signals the end of the psalm. Use the natural form in your language for signaling that a song or poem is ending. Alternate translation: [will always give thanks to you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

לְ⁠ע֫וֹלָ֥ם

forever,perpetuity

Asaph says forever as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [always]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

לְ⁠דֹ֥ר וָ⁠דֹ֑ר

to,a_generation and,a_generation

Asaph says to generation and generation as an extreme statement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [in every generation that follows]

Note 7 topic: writing-poetry

לְ⁠דֹ֥ר וָ⁠דֹ֑ר

to,a_generation and,a_generation

Asaph is using a poetic device found in the original language by repeating the word generation to express the idea of an unending succession. This is poetic language. If your language has a way to indicate this kind of poetic repetition, you could use it here. Alternate translation: [from one generation to the next]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תְּהִלָּתֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,we people_of,your and,the_sheep_of your_pasture_of,your give_thanks to,you forever,perpetuity to,a_generation and,a_generation recount praise_of,your )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of praise, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [how praiseworthy you are]