¹ tn Or “once tore down.”

¹ tn Heb “in that time”; NIV “At once.”

² tn Heb “and he returned and went into the house, once here and once there.”

¹ tn Heb “when” (so KJV, NAB, NASB); CEV “after”; NRSV “once.”

¹ tn The idiom once again is “he uncovers their ear.”

¹ tn Or “several times”; Grk, “both once and twice.” The literal expression “once and twice” is frequently used as a Greek idiom referring to an indefinite low number, but more than once (“several times”); see L&N 60.70.

² tn Or “several times”; Grk, “both once and twice.” The literal expression “once and twice” is frequently used as a Greek idiom referring to an indefinite low number, but more than once (“several times”); see L&N 60.70.

¹ tn Grk “the worshipers, having been purified once for all, would have.”

⁵ sn From times long ago. Once again, God’s plan is emphasized.

² tn Or “I will make them prosperous once again,” or “I will bring them back from captivity.”

¹ tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.

¹ tn Heb “Let your anger not rage at me, so that I might speak only this once.”

² tn The Hebrew verb חָלַף (khalaf) occurs twice in this line, once in the Hiphil (“you will remove them”) and once in the Qal (“they will disappear”). The repetition draws attention to the statement.

⁴ tn The verb is once again in the form of “as good as done” (the Hebrew prophetic perfect).

¹ sn It is you. The psalmist addresses the apparent ringleader of the opposition, an individual who was once his friend.

³ tn The verb עָלָה (ʿalah, “ascend”) appears once more (see v. 5), though now in the Niphal stem.

¹ tc The name “Elnathan” occurs twice in this list. Some, assuming an accidental repetition, would include it only once (cf. NAB).

² tn Heb “hating, you hated.” Once again the girl’s father uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis.

² tn Or “fortress.” The same Hebrew term occurs once more in this verse and twice in v. 52.

² tn The words “once he reached” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text simply reads “from.”