OET interlinear PSA 83:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אַל־דֳּמִי־לָ֑⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,Asaph )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of silence, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [may you not be silent]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

אַל־תֶּחֱרַ֖שׁ וְ⁠אַל־תִּשְׁקֹ֣ט

(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,Asaph )

The expressions do not be still and do not be quiet mean similar things. The psalmist is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [do not remain inactive]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

אַל־תֶּחֱרַ֖שׁ וְ⁠אַל־תִּשְׁקֹ֣ט

(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,Asaph )

The psalmist is using the imperative forms do not be still and do not be quiet to make a request to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a natural form for making a request. Alternate translation: [please do not be still, and please do not be quiet]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אַל־דֳּמִי־לָ֑⁠ךְ אַל־תֶּחֱרַ֖שׁ וְ⁠אַל־תִּשְׁקֹ֣ט

(Some words not found in UHB: song song of,Asaph )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Another approach would be to connect the phrases with a word that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. 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. Alternate translation: [do not remain silent and inactive]