OET interlinear 2 SAM 22:51

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-textvariants

מגדיל יְשׁוּע֣וֹת מַלְכּ֑⁠וֹ

tower_of salvation_of his_king_of,his

Jewish scribes instructed synagogue readers to say “a tower of salvation to his king” when they got to this phrase. That could have been the original reading. (There is a difference of only one letter between these readings in Hebrew.) If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מגדיל יְשׁוּע֣וֹת מַלְכּ֑⁠וֹ

tower_of salvation_of his_king_of,his

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of salvation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the one saving his king by great deeds]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לִ⁠מְשִׁיח֛⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: tower_of salvation_of his_king_of,his and,[he_is]_doing steadfast_love to,his_of,anointed to,David and,to,offspring_of,his until forever )

The expression his anointed is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is God. Alternate translation: [to the one he anointed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠לְ⁠זַרְע֖⁠וֹ

and,to,offspring_of,his

Here David is speaking of his offspring as if they were actually seed. Just as a seed can grow into a plant that produces more seeds, David’s descendants would continue to come from his family line. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and to his descendants]