OET interlinear PSA 9:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

הָֽ⁠אוֹיֵ֨ב ׀ תַּ֥מּוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: rebuked nations destroyed wicked their=name blotted_out for,ever and,ever )

In this verse, the word enemy is singular in form, but it refers to all enemies as a group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this plainly. Alternate translation: “The enemies are finished”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֳרָב֗וֹת לָ֫⁠נֶ֥צַח

(Some words not found in UHB: rebuked nations destroyed wicked their=name blotted_out for,ever and,ever )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of desolation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “they are made desolate forever” or “you make them desolate forever”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עָרִ֥ים נָתַ֑שְׁתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: rebuked nations destroyed wicked their=name blotted_out for,ever and,ever )

Here, cities is spoken of as if it were a plant that could be pulled up. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “when you destroyed their cities”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָבַ֖ד זִכְרָ֣⁠ם הֵֽמָּה

(Some words not found in UHB: rebuked nations destroyed wicked their=name blotted_out for,ever and,ever )

Here, remembrance is spoken of as if it were a living being that could die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “All remembrance of them has stopped” or “There is no longer any remembrance of them”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אָבַ֖ד זִכְרָ֣⁠ם הֵֽמָּה

(Some words not found in UHB: rebuked nations destroyed wicked their=name blotted_out for,ever and,ever )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word remembrance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “No one remembers them at all”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

הֵֽמָּה

(Some words not found in UHB: rebuked nations destroyed wicked their=name blotted_out for,ever and,ever )

The author ends this verse with an extra pronoun that creates an emphatic contrast between what happens to the enemy and Yahweh. In your translation, indicate this strong contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Now speaking of the enemy”