Mazmur 106:43-48

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.

106:47 Deliver us, O Lord, our God!

Gather us from among the nations!

Then we will give thanks ⁶  to your holy name,

and boast about your praiseworthy deeds. ⁷ 

106:48 The Lord God of Israel deserves praise, ⁸ 

in the future and forevermore. ⁹ 

Let all the people say, “We agree! ¹⁰  Praise the Lord!” ¹¹ 

[106:43]  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”).

[106:43]  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”).

[106:43]  ³ tn Heb “they sank down.” The Hebrew verb מָכַךְ (makhakh, “to lower; to sink”) occurs only here in the Qal.

[106:45]  ⁴ tn The Niphal of נָחַם (nakham) refers here to God relenting from a punishment already underway.

[106:46]  ⁵ tn Or “captors.”

[106:47]  ⁶ tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.

[106:47]  ⁷ tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”

[106:48]  ⁸ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.

[106:48]  ⁹ tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”

[106:48]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “surely” (אָמֵן, ’amen), traditionally transliterated “amen.”

[106:48]  ¹¹ sn The final verse (v. 48) is a conclusion to this fourth “book” (or major editorial division) of the Psalter. Similar statements appear at or near the end of each of the first, second and third “books” of the Psalter (see Pss 41:13; 72:18-19; 89:52, respectively).