Psalms 81:12

81:12 I gave them over to their stubborn desires; ¹ 

they did what seemed right to them. ² 

Psalms 105:25

105:25 He caused them ³  to hate his people,

and to mistreat ⁴  his servants.

Psalms 107:12

107:12 So he used suffering to humble them; ⁵ 

they stumbled and no one helped them up.

Psalms 119:70

119:70 Their hearts are calloused, ⁶ 

but I find delight in your law.

[81:12]  ¹ tn Heb “and I sent him away in the stubbornness of their heart.”

[81:12]  ² tn Heb “they walked in their counsel.” The prefixed verbal form is either preterite (“walked”) or a customary imperfect (“were walking”).

[105:25]  ³ tn Heb “their heart.”

[105:25]  ⁴ tn Or “to deal deceptively.” The Hitpael of נָכַל (nakhal) occurs only here and in Gen 37:18, where it is used of Joseph’s brothers “plotting” to kill him.

[107:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he subdued with suffering their heart.”

[119:70]  ⁷ tn Heb “their heart is insensitive like fat.”