## I would answer ##

AT: "I would respond" or "I would do what you ask of me"

## have a desire for ##

AT: "desire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

## for the work of your hands ##

AT: "for me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

## number and care for ##

These two verbs combined express a single action. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])

## my footsteps ##

AT: "my life" or "me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## you would not keep ... My transgression would be ... you would cover up ... ##

These three lines repeat the same thought and are used together to emphasize the importance of forgiveness. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## you would not keep track of ##

"you would not look at" AT: "you would forget" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

## would be sealed up in a bag ##

Transgression is described as if it is a small object you can put away. AT: "would be like trash you put in a bag" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## cover up my iniquities ##

This describes iniquities as if they are a damaged part in a wall that will be covered with plaster. AT: "cover my iniquities as you plaster over a damaged wall" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])