Psalms 116:6

6 The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.

Psalms 116:6 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
English Standard Version (ESV)
6 The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 The LORD protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me.
The Message Bible (MSG)
6 God takes the side of the helpless; when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
6 The LORD protects defenseless people. When I was weak, he saved me.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6 The Lord guards the inexperienced; I was helpless, and He saved me.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
6 The LORD takes care of those who are as helpless as children. When I was in great need, he saved me.

Psalms 116:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 116:6

The Lord preserveth the simple
Such as have but a small degree of understanding, either in things natural or spiritual, in comparison of others; babes, as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render it, so in the Talmud F9; see ( Matthew 11:25 ) . Such who are sensible of their lack of wisdom, and what they have they do not lean unto or trust in, but being sensible of their weakness commit themselves to the Lord; they are sincere and upright, harmless and inoffensive, artless and incautious, and so easily imposed upon by designing men; but the Lord preserves them, as from sin, from a total and final falling away by it, so from gross errors and heresies; he preserves them from the snares and pollutions of the world, and from the temptations of Satan, so as not to be overcome with them; he preserves them by his Spirit, power, and grace, safe to his kingdom and glory.

I was brought low and he helped me;
the psalmist returns to his own case, and gives an instance of the divine goodness in himself; he had been brought low by affliction of body, by distress of enemies, through want of the necessaries and conveniences of life; he had been brought low as to spiritual things, through the weakness of grace, the prevalence of corruption, the temptations of Satan, and the hidings of God's face; but the Lord helped him to bear up under all this; he put underneath his everlasting arms, and upheld him with the right hand of his righteousness; he helped him out of his low estate, and delivered him out of all his troubles, when none else could; when things were at the greatest extremity, and he in the utmost distress, just ready to go down into silence and dwell there, ( Psalms 94:17 ) . The Targum is,

``he looked upon me to redeem me.''


FOOTNOTES:

F9 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 110. 2.

Psalms 116:6 In-Context

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Psalms 19:7; Psalms 79:8
  • 2. Psalms 18:3; Psalms 22:5; Psalms 107:13
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