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11 because they had rebelled against God’s commands,[a]
and rejected the instructions of the Most High.[b]
12 So he used suffering to humble them;[c]
they stumbled and no one helped them up.
13 They cried out to the Lord in their distress;
he delivered them from their troubles.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 107:11 tn Heb “the words of God.”
  2. Psalm 107:11 sn The divine title “Most High” (עֶלְיוֹן ʿelyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Pss 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 21:7; 47:2.
  3. Psalm 107:12 tn Heb “and he subdued with suffering their heart.”