en_tn_lite_do_not_use/psa/035/013.md

when they were sick

The word "they" refers to the "unrighteous witnesses" (Psalms 35:11).

I wore sackcloth

"I showed that I was sad"

with my head bowed on my chest

This was a symbol of prayer. "with my head bent down in prayer" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

in grief as for my brother

The writer was as sad as if his own brother had died. AT: "grieving as if my own brother was ill" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

I bent down in mourning as for my mother

The writer mourned as if his own mother had died. AT: "I mourned as if my own mother had died" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

I bent down

This was a symbol of pain and suffering. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)