## I have sinned, and I have acted perversely ##

These mean the same thing and are combined for emphasis. AT: "I have sinned terribly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## But these sheep, what have they done? ##

David uses a question and compares the people to sheep to emphasize that they have done nothing wrong. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## Please let your hand punish me ##

Here "hand" refers to power. AT: "Please punish me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])