OET interlinear PSA 7:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ק֘וּמָ֤⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: pursue enemy soul,my and,overtake and,trample to_the,ground life,my and,honor,my in_the,dust lay selah )

Arise represents doing something or taking action. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Do something” or “Take action”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠אַפֶּ֗⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: pursue enemy soul,my and,overtake and,trample to_the,ground life,my and,honor,my in_the,dust lay selah )

Here, in your nose is an idiom meaning that Yahweh is angry. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, use an idiom from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Because you are angry”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הִ֭נָּשֵׂא

(Some words not found in UHB: pursue enemy soul,my and,overtake and,trample to_the,ground life,my and,honor,my in_the,dust lay selah )

Here, be lifted represents overcoming or conquering people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “overcome”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠עַבְר֣וֹת צוֹרְרָ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: pursue enemy soul,my and,overtake and,trample to_the,ground life,my and,honor,my in_the,dust lay selah )

The adversaries’ rage represents their attacks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “against the attacks of my adversaries” or “against my adversaries who attack me”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠ע֥וּרָ⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: pursue enemy soul,my and,overtake and,trample to_the,ground life,my and,honor,my in_the,dust lay selah )

The author is speaking to Yahweh as if he was asleep and needed to wake up. Here, waking up represents starting to do something or take action. It does not imply that the author thinks Yahweh is asleep. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Take action” or “Start to do this”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

מִשְׁפָּ֥ט צִוִּֽיתָ

(Some words not found in UHB: pursue enemy soul,my and,overtake and,trample to_the,ground life,my and,honor,my in_the,dust lay selah )

This wording serves a dual function: it both justifies the demands made earlier in this verse and sets the stage for the expectations expressed in the following verses. When translating, consider how to maintain this two-fold connection in your language, ensuring that it aligns with the logical and emotional flow of the text.