³ tn Or “lament.”

¹ tn Heb “one will lament [with] a lamentation [and] say.”

⁴ tn Heb “I will make lamentation.”

⁵ tn Heb “those who know lamentation.”

¹ tn Heb “lift up over Tyre a lament.”

⁵ tn Heb “He increased in Daughter Judah mourning and lamentation.”

¹ sn The exiles lament the way they have been humiliated.

² sn Made loud lamentation. For someone who was stoned to death, lamentation was normally not allowed (m. Sanhedrin 6:6). The remark points to an unjust death.

¹ sn Some apparently regretted what had taken place. Beating their breasts was a sign of lamentation.

¹ tn Heb “and they will lift up over you a lament and they will say to you.”

¹ tn The words “they lament” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹ sn Rise up, O Lord! The psalmist’s mood changes from lament to petition and confidence.

³ tn The term שִׂיחַ (siakh) can also refer to a lament or complaint.

⁵ tn Heb “the lamentation of Beth Ezel.” The following words could be the lamentation offered up by Beth Ezel (subjective genitive) or the mourning song sung over it (objective genitive).

³ tn The verb κλαίω (klaiō) denotes the loud wailing or lamenting typical of 1st century Jewish mourning.

³ sn When lamenting, ancient Israelites would fast, wear sackcloth, and put ashes on their heads to show their sorrow and contrition.

¹ sn Psalm 142. The psalmist laments his persecuted state and asks the Lord to deliver him from his enemies.

¹ sn Psalm 69. The psalmist laments his oppressed condition and asks the Lord to deliver him by severely judging his enemies.

¹ sn In vv. 4-10 the psalmist recites the prayer of petition and lament he offered to the Lord.

³ sn How often I have longed to gather your children. Jesus, like a lamenting prophet, speaks for God here, who longed to care tenderly for Israel and protect her.