OET interlinear PSA 89:47

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

זְכָר־אֲנִ֥י מֶה־חָ֑לֶד

(Some words not found in UHB: until what YHWH hide to,perpetuity burn like fire anger_of,your )

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 remember me, what life is]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

זְכָר־אֲנִ֥י מֶה־חָ֑לֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁ֝֗וְא בָּרָ֥אתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: until what YHWH hide to,perpetuity burn like fire anger_of,your )

Ethan is using a phrase that expresses a strong feeling, grief at the brevity and futility of human life. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. Alternate translation: [Please remember that we human beings are mere mortals!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עַל־מַה־שָּׁ֝֗וְא

(Some words not found in UHB: until what YHWH hide to,perpetuity burn like fire anger_of,your )

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: until what YHWH hide to,perpetuity burn like fire anger_of,your )

The psalmist is using sons of man as a common expression of his culture to mean “human beings.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [all of humanity]