Psalms 95:10

95:10 For forty years I was continually disgusted ¹  with that generation,

and I said, ‘These people desire to go astray; ² 

they do not obey my commands.’ ³ 

Psalms 109:16

109:16 For he never bothered to show kindness; ⁴ 

he harassed the oppressed and needy,

and killed the disheartened. ⁵ 

[95:10]  ¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is either a preterite or an imperfect. If the latter, it emphasizes the ongoing nature of the condition in the past. The translation reflects this interpretation of the verbal form.

[95:10]  ² tn Heb “a people, wanderers of heart [are] they.”

[95:10]  ³ tn Heb “and they do not know my ways.” In this context the Lord’s “ways” are his commands, viewed as a pathway from which his people, likened to wayward sheep (see v. 7), wander.

[109:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “he did not remember to do loyal love.”

[109:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he chased an oppressed and needy man, and one timid of heart to put [him] to death.”