OET interlinear PSA 88:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

לָ⁠מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑⁠י תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣י⁠ךָ מִמֶּֽ⁠נִּי

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I to,you YHWH cry_out and,in,morning prayer_of,my it,comes_to_meet_you )

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of phrases in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [Why, Yahweh, do you reject me and refuse to pay attention to me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ⁠מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּזְנַ֣ח נַפְשִׁ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I to,you YHWH cry_out and,in,morning prayer_of,my it,comes_to_meet_you )

The psalmist is using the question form to express deep anguish and frustration at feeling rejected by God. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, you should not reject my soul!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשִׁ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I to,you YHWH cry_out and,in,morning prayer_of,my it,comes_to_meet_you )

The psalmist is using the term soul to mean the entire person from the perspective of his spiritual and emotional existence. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

תַּסְתִּ֖יר פָּנֶ֣י⁠ךָ מִמֶּֽ⁠נִּי

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I to,you YHWH cry_out and,in,morning prayer_of,my it,comes_to_meet_you )

The psalmist is using the question form to express deep anguish at feeling that God is ignoring him. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You should not hide your face from me!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פָּנֶ֣י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I to,you YHWH cry_out and,in,morning prayer_of,my it,comes_to_meet_you )

Here, face represents God’s presence and attention. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [yourself]