¹ tn Perhaps “discouraged” (see Ps 57:6).

² tn Perhaps “discouraged” (see Ps 57:6).

² tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

² tn Or perhaps “don’t get discouraged.”

¹ tn Or perhaps, “don’t be discouraged.”

² tn Or perhaps, “don’t get discouraged!”

¹ tn Or perhaps, “and don’t be discouraged.”

² tn Or perhaps, “and don’t get discouraged.”

¹ tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

¹ tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

¹ tn Or “not become discouraged,” “not lose heart” (L&N 25.288).

¹ sn The believers of Pisidian Antioch were not discouraged by the persecution, but instead were filled with joy.

¹ sn Smile upon us. Though many are discouraged, the psalmist asks the Lord to intervene and transform the situation.

³ sn Failure in realizing one’s hopes can be depressing or discouraging. People can bear frustration only so long (W. G. Plaut, Proverbs, 153).

² tn Heb “and also with the crushed and lowly of spirit.” This may refer to the repentant who have humbled themselves (see 66:2) or more generally to the exiles who have experienced discouragement and humiliation.

¹ sn Putting bandits in the hills. This piracy certainly interrupted or discouraged trade, and probably deprived Abimelech of tariffs or tribute. See C. F. Burney, Judges, 277; G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 253.

¹ tn According to L&N 23.184 this could be mainly a psychological experience rather than actual loss of consciousness. It could also refer to complete discouragement because of fear, leading people to give up hope (L&N 25.293).

⁴ tn The Hebrew מִקֹּצֶּר רוּחַ (miqqotser ruakh) means “because of the shortness of spirit.” This means that they were discouraged, dispirited, and weary—although some have also suggested it might mean impatient. The Israelites were now just not in the frame of mind to listen to Moses.

⁴ tn Or “Or who is your glory?” The relative pronoun ἥτις (hētis), if divided differently, would become ἤ τίς (ē tis). Since there were no word breaks in the earliest mss, either word division is possible. The force of the question would be that for the readers to become discouraged over Paul’s imprisonment would mean that they were no longer trusting in God’s sovereignty.

¹ sn Psalm 73. In this wisdom psalm the psalmist offers a personal testimony of his struggle with the age-old problem of the prosperity of the wicked. As he observed evil men prosper, he wondered if a godly lifestyle really pays off. In the midst of his discouragement, he reflected upon spiritual truths and realities. He was reminded that the prosperity of the wicked is only temporary. God will eventually vindicate his people.