¹ tn The negated jussive is the Hiphil jussive of רָשַׁע (rasha’); its meaning then would be literally “do not declare me guilty.” The negated jussive stresses the immediacy of the request.

² tn The Hiphil imperative of יָדַע (yada’) would more literally be “cause me to know.” It is a plea for God to help him understand the afflictions.

³ tn The verb is רִיב (riv), meaning “to dispute; to contend; to strive; to quarrel” – often in the legal sense. The precise words chosen in this verse show that the setting is legal. The imperfect verb here is progressive, expressing what is currently going on.

⁴ tn The imperfect verb here carries the obligatory nuance, “what we should say?”

⁵ tn The verb means “to arrange; to set in order.” From the context the idea of a legal case is included.

⁶ tn The construction is the infinitive construct in a temporal clause, using the preposition and the subjective genitive suffix.

⁷ tn The verb is the imperative; it has no object “me” in the text.