OET interlinear 2 SAM 22:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כְּ⁠צִדְקָתִ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: he,dealt_with_me YHWH according,to_of,my_righteousness according,to_the_cleanness_of my_hands_of,my recompensed to=me )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of righteousness, you could express the same idea in another way, here and in [verse 25](../22/25.md). Alternate translation: [according to the way I had been righteous]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כְּ⁠בֹ֥ר יָדַ֖⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: he,dealt_with_me YHWH according,to_of,my_righteousness according,to_the_cleanness_of my_hands_of,my recompensed to=me )

David is speaking of his actions as if they were his hands, which could be physically clean or dirty. He means that his behavior has been morally pure. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly, here and in [verse 25](../22/25.md). Alternate translation: [According to the innocence of my actions]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: he,dealt_with_me YHWH according,to_of,my_righteousness according,to_the_cleanness_of my_hands_of,my recompensed to=me )

David is using he has returned to me as a common expression of his culture to mean “he has treated me in the same way.” 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: [he has treated me in the same way]