InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
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People tagged in the matching LV passage: God
OET-LV In_distress to_me I_called_out_to YHWH and_near/to god_of_my I_called_out and_he/it_listened from_temple_of_his my_sound/voice and_my_cry_of_for_help was_in_ears_of_his.
OET (OET-RV) In my distress I called to Yahweh,
⇔ ≈ and to my god I called out.
⇔ He listened to my voice from his temple,
⇔ ≈ and he heard my cry for help.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע & קוֹלִ֔י
(Some words not found in UHB: in,distress to=me called YHWH and=near/to God_of,my called and=he/it_listened from,temple_of,his my=sound/voice and,my_cry_of,for_help [was]_in,ears_of,his )
Here, voice represents what David used his voice to say in his prayer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [And he heard my prayer]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע & קוֹלִ֔י
(Some words not found in UHB: in,distress to=me called YHWH and=near/to God_of,my called and=he/it_listened from,temple_of,his my=sound/voice and,my_cry_of,for_help [was]_in,ears_of,his )
See how you translated the similar expression with “listen” in 12:18. Alternate translation: [And he granted my request]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙
from,temple_of,his
By his temple, David means God’s temple in heaven. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [from his heavenly temple]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖י בְּאָזְנָֽיו
(Some words not found in UHB: in,distress to=me called YHWH and=near/to God_of,my called and=he/it_listened from,temple_of,his my=sound/voice and,my_cry_of,for_help [was]_in,ears_of,his )
David is using the term ears to mean hearing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and my cry was in his hearing] or [and he heard my cry]
OET-LV In_distress to_me I_called_out_to YHWH and_near/to god_of_my I_called_out and_he/it_listened from_temple_of_his my_sound/voice and_my_cry_of_for_help was_in_ears_of_his.
OET (OET-RV) In my distress I called to Yahweh,
⇔ ≈ and to my god I called out.
⇔ He listened to my voice from his temple,
⇔ ≈ and he heard my cry for help.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.