1 Samuel 1:10

1:10 She was very upset ¹  as she prayed to the Lord, and she was weeping uncontrollably. ² 

1 Samuel 30:6

30:6 David was very upset, for the men ³  were thinking of stoning him; ⁴  each man grieved bitterly ⁵  over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the Lord his God.

Yudas 1:25

1:25 to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

Yudas 1:2

1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you! ⁶ 

1 Samuel 17:8

17:8 Goliath ⁷  stood and called to Israel’s troops, ⁸  “Why do you come out to prepare for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose ⁹  for yourselves a man so he may come down ¹⁰  to me!

Amsal 31:6

31:6 Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, ¹¹ 

and wine to those who are bitterly distressed; ¹² 

[1:10]  ¹ tn Heb “she [was in] bitterness of soul.”

[1:10]  ² tn Heb “and weeping, she was weeping.” The infinitive absolute emphasizes the extent of her sorrow. The imperfect verbal form emphasizes the continuation of the action in past time.

[30:6]  ³ tn Heb “people.”

[30:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “said to stone him.”

[30:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “for bitter was the soul of all the people, each one.”

[1:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “may mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.”

[17:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:8]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text adds “and said to them.”

[17:8]  ⁹ tc The translation follows the ancient versions in reading “choose,” (from the root בחר, bkhr), rather than the MT. The verb in MT (ברה, brh) elsewhere means “to eat food”; the sense of “to choose,” required here by the context, is not attested for this root. The MT apparently reflects an early scribal error.

[17:8]  ¹⁰ tn Following the imperative, the prefixed verbal form (either an imperfect or jussive) with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result here.

[31:6]  ¹¹ sn Wine and beer should be given to those distressed and dying in order to ease their suffering and help them forget.

[31:6]  ¹² tn Heb “to the bitter of soul.” The phrase לְמָרֵי נָפֶשׁ (lÿmare nafesh) has been translated “of heavy hearts” (KJV); “in anguish” (NIV); “in misery” (TEV); “in bitter distress” (NRSV); “sorely depressed” (NAB); “in deep depression (NLT); “have lost all hope” (CEV). The word “bitter” (מַר, mar) describes the physical and mental/spiritual suffering as a result of affliction, grief, or suffering – these people are in emotional pain. So the idea of “bitterly distressed” works as well as any other translation.