OET interlinear 2 SAM 22:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּ֥י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when they,encompassed_me waves_of death torrents_of destruction they,overwhelmed_me )

Here the word For introduces not a reason but a description of how Yahweh saved David from his enemies. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a different connecting word. Alternate translation: [You see,] or [Indeed,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲפָפֻ֖⁠נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָ֑וֶת

they,encompassed_me (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when they,encompassed_me waves_of death torrents_of destruction they,overwhelmed_me )

David is speaking of death as if it were a flood with powerful waves that could surround and overwhelm him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I was in danger of being killed and did not know how to escape]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽ⁠נִי

torrents_of (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when they,encompassed_me waves_of death torrents_of destruction they,overwhelmed_me )

David speaks here of torrents of wickedness as if wickedness were a flood of rushing water that could overwhelm and destroy him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a wicked person was pursuing me relentlessly, and that terrified me]