² tn Heb “weak.”

³ tn Heb “grow weak.”

² tn Grk “because of its weakness and uselessness.”

⁴ tn Heb “you do not grow weak.”

² tn Or “about the things related to my weakness.”

² tn Heb “my eyes become weak, toward the height.”

² tn Heb “and his eyes were weak from seeing.”

² tn Grk “a woman having a spirit of weakness” (or “a spirit of infirmity”).

² tn Heb “and let not your heart be weak”; ASV “neither let thy heart be faint.”

¹ sn Your dove. The psalmist compares weak and vulnerable Israel to a helpless dove.

¹ sn The “crushed reed” and “dim wick” symbolize the weak and oppressed who are on the verge of extinction.

¹ sn The arm symbolizes the strength of the wicked, which they use to oppress and exploit the weak.

¹ tn The reference is to the fathers of the scorners, who are here regarded as weak and worthless.

³ tn Heb “the sound of the answering of weakness,” meaning the cry of the defeated (U. Cassuto, Exodus, 415).

¹ tn Grk “the one who is weak…the brother for whom Christ died,” but see note on the word “Christian” in 5:11.

¹ sn The point of this saying is that a weak creature like a lizard, that is so easily caught, cannot be prevented from getting into the most significant places.

² tn Heb “my bones became brittle.” The psalmist pictures himself as aging and growing physically weak. Trying to cover up his sin brought severe physical consequences.

⁴ tn The “feeble hands” are literally “hands hanging down.” This is a sign of weakness, helplessness, or despondency (see 2 Sam 4:1; Isa 13:7).

² tn Or “loafers.” The form נִרְפִּים (nirpim) is derived from the verb רָפָה (rafah), meaning “to be weak, to let oneself go.”

² tn The translation “tolerate” seems to capture the sense of βαστάσαι (bastasai) here. BDAG 171 s.v. βαστάζω 2.b.β says, “bear, endure…κακούς Rv 2:2.…bear patiently, put up with: weaknesses of the weak Ro 15:1; cf. IPol 1:2; evil Rv 2:3.”