Psa 106:43 | NETfull | STEP | Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.

Psalms 106:43

43 Many times he delivered ^{▼▼ The prefixed verbal form is either preterite or imperfect, in which case it is customary, describing repeated action in past time (“he would deliver”).} them,
but they had a rebellious attitude, ^{▼▼ 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”).}
and degraded themselves ^{▼▼ Heb “they sank down.” The Hebrew verb מָכַךְ (makhakh, “to lower; to sink”) occurs only here in the Qal.} by their sin.