Psalms 116:6

116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

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Yahweh preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.

The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

The LORD preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

116:7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

What does Psalms 116:6 mean?

Psalms 116:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שָׁמַר (shâmar), פְּתִי (pᵉthîy).

Hebrew interlinear

The

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

preservethשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

the

simple:פְּתִיpᵉthîy/peth-ee'/H6612silly (i.e. seducible)

was

brought

low,דָּלַלdâlal/daw-lal'/H1809to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed

and

helpedיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

me.

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Hosea 12:13

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

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What does Psalms 116:6 say?

Psalms 116:6 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me."

Is Psalms 116:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 116:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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