OET interlinear PSA 84:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אַשְׁרֵ֣י

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed dwell_of your_house_of,your again/more they,praise_you selah )

See how you translated the phrase “The happinesses of” in the previous verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אָ֭דָם

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed dwell_of your_house_of,your again/more they,praise_you selah )

The psalmist is not referring to a specific man. He means people in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the person]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עֽוֹז־ל֥⁠וֹ בָ֑⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed dwell_of your_house_of,your again/more they,praise_you selah )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of strength, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [you make him strong]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְ֝סִלּ֗וֹת בִּ⁠לְבָבָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed dwell_of your_house_of,your again/more they,praise_you selah )

The psalmist is speaking of the desire for pilgrimage as if there were highways in the hearts of the people. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [They desire to make the journey to your temple] or [Pilgrimage journeys are in their thoughts]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

בִּ⁠לְבָבָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed dwell_of your_house_of,your again/more they,praise_you selah )

The pronoun their refers to the kind of person described as the man in the first part of the verse. The psalmist shifts from singular to plural because he is speaking of everyone who fits this description. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [are in his heart]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּ⁠לְבָבָֽ⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: blessed dwell_of your_house_of,your again/more they,praise_you selah )

Here, their heart represents the desires and intentions of the people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [are in their thoughts]