Mazmur 22:5

22:5 To you they cried out, and they were saved;

in you they trusted and they were not disappointed. ¹ 

Mazmur 78:34

78:34 When he struck them down, ²  they sought his favor; ³ 

they turned back and longed for God.

Mazmur 106:41-44

106:41 He handed them over to ⁴  the nations,

and those who hated them ruled over them.

106:42 Their enemies oppressed them;

they were subject to their authority. ⁵ 

106:43 Many times he delivered ⁶  them,

but they had a rebellious attitude, ⁷ 

and degraded themselves ⁸  by their sin.

106:44 Yet he took notice of their distress,

when he heard their cry for help.

[22:5]  ¹ tn Or “were not ashamed.”

[78:34]  ² tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.

[78:34]  ³ tn Heb “they sought him.”

[106:41]  ⁴ tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

[106:42]  ⁵ tn Heb “they were subdued under their hand.”

[106:43]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “they sank down.” The Hebrew verb מָכַךְ (makhakh, “to lower; to sink”) occurs only here in the Qal.