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Psalms 116:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 116:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 116:66 words
HebrewMeaning
שֹׁמֵ֣רšōmēr
is protectingverbH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
פְּתָאיִ֣םpətāʾyim
simple peoplenounH6612
simple(-icity · one)
יְהֹוָ֑הyəhōwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗יdalwōtiy
I had become lowverbH1809
dry up · be emptied · be not equal · fail ···
וְ/לִ֣/יwəliy
conj
יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַyəhwōšiyʿa
he savedverbH3467
at all · defend · deliver · help ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 116:6

1. “I have loved, since the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer” Psalm 114:1. Let the soul that is sojourning in absence from the Lord sing thus, let that sheep which had strayed sing thus, let that son who had “died and returned to life,” who had “been lost and was found;” Luke 15:6, 24 let our soul sing thus, brethren, and most beloved sons. Let us be taught, and let us abide, and let us sing thus with the Saints: “I have loved: since the Lord will hear the voice of my…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 116 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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