OET interlinear PSA 80:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְבָא֑וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm restore,us and,make_shine face_of,your so,that_we_may_be_delivered )

Here Asaph is using the possessive form God of armies to mean “God, the one who commands the armies of heaven.” It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [God who commands armies]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

עַד־מָתַ֥י עָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ בִּ⁠תְפִלַּ֥ת עַמֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm restore,us and,make_shine face_of,your so,that_we_may_be_delivered )

Asaph is using the question form to express strong emotion. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You have smoldered against the prayer of your people for far too long!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ בִּ⁠תְפִלַּ֥ת

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm restore,us and,make_shine face_of,your so,that_we_may_be_delivered )

Asaph is speaking as if God’s anger were fire that continues to smolder. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will you remain angry at]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בִּ⁠תְפִלַּ֥ת עַמֶּֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm restore,us and,make_shine face_of,your so,that_we_may_be_delivered )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of prayer, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when your people pray to you]