106:43 Many times he delivered 1 them,
but they had a rebellious attitude, 2
and degraded themselves 3 by their sin.
106:44 Yet he took notice of their distress,
when he heard their cry for help.
106:45 He remembered his covenant with them,
and relented 4 because of his great loyal love.
106:46 He caused all their conquerors 5
to have pity on them.
1 tn The prefixed verbal form is either preterite or imperfect, in which case it is customary, describing repeated action in past time (“he would deliver”).
2 tn Heb “but they rebelled in their counsel.” The prefixed verbal form is either preterite or imperfect, in which case it is customary, describing repeated action in past time (“they would have a rebellious attitude”).
3 tn Heb “they sank down.” The Hebrew verb מָכַךְ (makhakh, “to lower; to sink”) occurs only here in the Qal.
4 tn The Niphal of נָחַם (nakham) refers here to God relenting from a punishment already underway.
5 tn Or “captors.”