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## translationWords
* [[en:tw:iniquity]]
* [[en:tw:trouble]]
## translationNotes
* **innumerable troubles surround me** - Here troubles are spoken of as if they were objects that surround and trap the speaker. AT: "there are more troubles around me than I can count" or "more troubles come to me than I can count" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_abstractnouns]])
* **my iniquities** - AT: "the consequences of my iniquities" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy]])
* **have caught up with me** - The consequences of his iniquities are now harming him. Here iniquities are spoken of as if they were his enemies. (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_personification]])
* **I am no longer able to see anything** - Versions differ in how to understand this difficult passage. It may mean that the speaker is crying so much that he cannot see anything because of his tears (see UDB).
* **my heart has failed me** - "I am very discouraged" (UDB)