King James Version

Psalms 106:13

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

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מִֽ֭הֲרוּmiharvbe carried headlongמָהַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be carried headlong”, a completed actionH4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptlybe carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swi…שָׁכְח֣וּshakhechvforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “forget”, a completed actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.מַעֲשָׂ֑יוmaasayvbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…חִ֝כּ֗וּchikvlongחָכָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “long”, a completed actionH2442properly, to adhere to; hence, to awaitlong, tarry, wait.לַעֲצָתֽוֹlaatsatvoto adviceעֵצָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to advice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They soon forgot His works; they waited not for His counsel;

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American Standard Version (1901)

They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,

Young’s Literal Translation

They have hasted — forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.

World English Bible

They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

Darby Translation

They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:

Douay-Rheims

Then they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and he delivered them out of their distresses.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They soon forgot His works; they waited not for His counsel;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They made haste, they forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐτάχυναν, ἐπελάθοντο τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ, οὐχ ὑπέμειναν τὴν βουλὴν αὐτοῦ.