OET interlinear PSA 86:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הַאֲזִ֣ינָ⁠ה יְ֭הוָה תְּפִלָּתִ֑⁠י וְ֝⁠הַקְשִׁ֗יבָ⁠ה בְּ⁠ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽ⁠י

give,ear_to YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: give,ear_to YHWH prayer_of,my and,pay,attention to,the_sound_of my_supplications_of,my )

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: [Yahweh, listen carefully to my earnest prayer]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הַאֲזִ֣ינָ⁠ה יְ֭הוָה תְּפִלָּתִ֑⁠י

give,ear_to YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: give,ear_to YHWH prayer_of,my and,pay,attention to,the_sound_of my_supplications_of,my )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please listen to my prayer, Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תְּפִלָּתִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: give,ear_to YHWH prayer_of,my and,pay,attention to,the_sound_of my_supplications_of,my )

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: [to what I pray]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

וְ֝⁠הַקְשִׁ֗יבָ⁠ה בְּ⁠ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: give,ear_to YHWH prayer_of,my and,pay,attention to,the_sound_of my_supplications_of,my )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [and please attend to the voice of my pleas]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠ק֣וֹל תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: give,ear_to YHWH prayer_of,my and,pay,attention to,the_sound_of my_supplications_of,my )

Here, voice represents the content of what David is saying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [my pleas]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תַּחֲנוּנוֹתָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: give,ear_to YHWH prayer_of,my and,pay,attention to,the_sound_of my_supplications_of,my )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of pleas, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what I plead]