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sit on David's throne
This refers to having kingly authority, like David had. AT: "rule as king, like David before you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
listen to the word of Yahweh
AT: "pay attention to the word of Yahweh"
you servants of his, and you, his people
AT: "you servants of the king, and you people who live in his country"
who come through these gates
These are the gates of the palace of the king. AT: "who come to visit the king"
the hand of the oppressor
The word "hand" refers to the power or control of a person. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
mistreat
treat someone badly
orphan
a child who does not have parents
pour out innocent blood
To pour out a person's blood means to murder someone. AT: "murder innocent people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
in this place
"This place" refers to Jerusalem, or even the whole country of Judah. This does not imply that it is good to murder people in other places.