## Oh, that my people ... walk in my paths ##

The writer makes the one idea in two lines for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## Oh, that my people would listen to me; ##

AT: "Oh, how I long for my people to listen to me;"

## oh, that my people would walk in my paths. ##

AT: "Oh, that they would obey my laws."

## Then I would quickly ... against their oppressors ##

The writer makes one idea in two lines for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## turn my hand against ##

"Hand" represents Yahweh's power. "I would overcome" or "defeat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])