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1.3 KiB
the eyes of Yahweh run everywhere throughout the whole earth
This speaks of Yahweh seeing everything that happens everywhere as if his eyes were a person that ran all over the earth. AT: "Yahweh sees what is happening all over the earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
so that he might show himself strong on behalf of
This means that Yahweh shows people that he is strong by protecting his people. AT: "and Yahweh protects with his strength" or "so that he may show his strength by protecting" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
those whose hearts are perfect toward him
This speaks of a people's will and desires as their "hearts." To be "perfect toward" something means to be completely devoted to that person or thing. AT: "those who are completely committed to following him" or "those who are completely devoted to following him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)