# they wait in ambush to take my life

David's enemies are in hiding and are waiting quietly for the time when they can attack him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# awake

Deciding to do something and beginning to do it is spoken of as waking up. AT: "do something" or "take action" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# and see

What he wants God to see can be stated clearly. AT: "and see what is happening to me" or "and see what they are doing to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/transgression]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]