Psalms 116:6
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
- KJV
- The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
- WEB
- The LORD preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.
- ASV
- Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
- DARBY
- Jehovah keepeth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
- BLB
- YHWH preserves the simple ones; I was brought low, and to me He gave salvation.
- ÅB
- Herren verner de enfoldige; jeg var elendig, og han frelste meg.
- OTB
- Herren beskytter de enfoldige;
Jeg ble brakt lavt, og han reddet meg. - B1930
- Herren verner de enfoldige; jeg var elendig, og han frelste mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
Read in contextPsalms 142:6
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
Read in contextPsalms 19:7
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Read in contextPsalms 79:8
Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
Read in contextPsalms 25:21
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:8
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
Read in contextPsalms 106:43
Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:12
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
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