Mazmur 107:12

107:12 So he used suffering to humble them; ¹ 

they stumbled and no one helped them up.

Mazmur 107:18

107:18 They lost their appetite for all food, ² 

and they drew near the gates of death.

Mazmur 107:27

107:27 They swayed ³  and staggered like a drunk,

and all their skill proved ineffective. ⁴ 

[107:12]  ¹ tn Heb “and he subdued with suffering their heart.”

[107:18]  ² tn Heb “all food their appetite loathed.”

[107:27]  ³ tn Only here does the Hebrew verb חָגַג (khagag; normally meaning “to celebrate”) carry the nuance “to sway.”

[107:27]  ⁴ tn The Hitpael of בָלַע (vala’) occurs only here in the OT. Traditionally the form is derived from the verbal root בלע (“to swallow”), but HALOT 135 s.v. III בלע understands a homonym here with the meaning “to be confused.”