OET interlinear PSA 88:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי־שָֽׂבְעָ֣ה בְ⁠רָע֣וֹת נַפְשִׁ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: come to=your=face prayer_of,my incline ear_of,your to,my_cry_of,of_entreaty )

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [This is because my soul is full of troubles]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשִׁ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: come to=your=face prayer_of,my incline ear_of,your to,my_cry_of,of_entreaty )

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: [my whole being]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְ⁠רָע֣וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: come to=your=face prayer_of,my incline ear_of,your to,my_cry_of,of_entreaty )

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠חַיַּ֗⁠י לִ⁠שְׁא֥וֹל הִגִּֽיעוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: come to=your=face prayer_of,my incline ear_of,your to,my_cry_of,of_entreaty )

Here the psalmist is speaking as if his life were a journey that had nearly arrived at Sheol, which is the name of the realm of the dead. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I am about to die]