OET interlinear PSA 94:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־אוֹנָ֗⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_brought_back on,them DOM wickedness_of,their and,in,evil_of,their he,will_destroy_them he,will_destroy_them YHWH God_of,our )

This could mean: (1) that Yahweh will do the same things to them that they did. Alternate translation: [He will do to them the evil things that they have done to others] or (2) that Yahweh will punish them for their evil. Alternate translation: [He will punish them for the evil things that they have done to others]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֨ם

on,them

The pronoun them refers to the corrupt rulers mentioned in verses 20–21. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [on those wicked rulers]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת־אוֹנָ֗⁠ם

DOM wickedness_of,their

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the sinful things that they have done]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בְ⁠רָעָתָ֥⁠ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑⁠ם

and,in,evil_of,their he,will_destroy_them

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wickedness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and he will destroy them their wicked activities]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בְ⁠רָעָתָ֥⁠ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑⁠ם

and,in,evil_of,their he,will_destroy_them

This could mean: (1) that Yahweh will destroy them because of their wickedness. Alternate translation: [because they have done wicked things] or (2) that Yahweh will destroy them while they are doing wicked things. Alternate translation: [while they are doing wicked things]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וּ⁠בְ⁠רָעָתָ֥⁠ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑⁠ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗⁠ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי⁠נוּ

and,in,evil_of,their he,will_destroy_them he,will_destroy_them YHWH God_of,our

These two phrases he will destroy them in their wickedness and Yahweh our God will destroy them mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [and he will destroy them in their wickedness. It is Yahweh our God who will destroy them]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹהֵֽי⁠נוּ

God_of,our

The psalmist is using this possessive form to mean the God whom they worship. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the God whom we worship]