unfoldingWord_en_tn/2sa/01/09.md

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great suffering has taken hold of me

Saul's suffering is spoken of as something terrible that has grabbed hold of him. Alternate translation: "I am suffering terribly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

life is still in me

This idiom means he is still alive. Alternate translation: "I am still alive" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)