OET interlinear PSA 85:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

אֶשְׁמְעָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: show,us YHWH loyalty_of,your_covenant and,salvation_of,your grant to/for=us )

Up to this point, the psalmist has been speaking on behalf of the community, using us and we. Now the psalmist shifts to speaking individually, saying me. If it would be helpful in your language, you could clarify this. Alternate translation: [Let me, the psalmist, hear]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֤י ׀ יְדַבֵּ֬ר שָׁל֗וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: show,us YHWH loyalty_of,your_covenant and,salvation_of,your grant to/for=us )

In this verse, the result is stated before the reason. The psalmist wants to hear what God will speak, and the reason is that God will speak peace to his people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order and put the reason before the result. Alternate translation: [because he will speak peace]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שָׁל֗וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: show,us YHWH loyalty_of,your_covenant and,salvation_of,your grant to/for=us )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [peaceful things]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

וְֽ⁠אַל־יָשׁ֥וּבוּ לְ⁠כִסְלָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: show,us YHWH loyalty_of,your_covenant and,salvation_of,your grant to/for=us )

The psalmist is saying what he wants his people to do. See the discussion in the introduction to Psalms about this form of speech and follow the decision of your team of how a speaker will express in this context what he wants someone to do. Alternate translation: [but they should not return to folly]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

וְֽ⁠אַל־יָשׁ֥וּבוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: show,us YHWH loyalty_of,your_covenant and,salvation_of,your grant to/for=us )

The pronoun them refers to the people and faithful ones mentioned earlier in the verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the referent more explicitly. Alternate translation: [but let his people not return]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְֽ⁠אַל־יָשׁ֥וּבוּ לְ⁠כִסְלָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: show,us YHWH loyalty_of,your_covenant and,salvation_of,your grant to/for=us )

The psalmist is speaking of resuming a sinful way of life as if it were physically turning around and going back to a place. If your language does not have a comparable expression, or if this image does not communicate well, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but let them not begin acting foolishly again]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠כִסְלָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: show,us YHWH loyalty_of,your_covenant and,salvation_of,your grant to/for=us )

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