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day and night

These extremes include everything in between. AT: "all the time" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism)

your hand was heavy upon me

Here "hand" refers to Yahweh. The entire phrase is an idiom that means "you afflicted me." AT: "you made me suffer greatly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

My strength withered as in summer drought

David's strength is compared to a small, green plant that turns brown and crumbles in the dry season. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)