en_tn_condensed/psa/107/012.md

He humbled their hearts through hardship

Here the heart represents a person, but specifically his will. Alternate translation: "He humbled them by allowing them to suffer hardship" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

hardship

Possible meanings are 1) "trouble" or 2) "hard labor."

they stumbled and there was no one to help them up

The word "stumbled" refers to times when these people got into very difficult situations. Alternate translation: "they got into trouble and there was no one to help them out of it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)