Psalms 116:6

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Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.	The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.	Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The LORD^H3068 preserveth^H8104 the simple^H6612: I was brought low^H1809, and he helped^H3467 me.

Original Hebrew

שֹׁמֵר פְּתָאיִם יְהֹוָה דַּלֹּותִי וְלִי יְהֹושִׁיעַ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
שֹׁמֵ֣ר	sho.Mer	H8104	HVqrmsa	(is) protecting
פְּתָאיִ֣ם	pe.ta.Yim	H6612	HNcmpa	simple people
יְהֹוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י	da.lo.Ti	H1809	HVqp1cs	I had become low
וְ/לִ֣/י	ve./L/i		HC/R/Sp1cs	and/ (to)/ me
יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ	ye.ho.Shi.a'	H3467	HVhi3ms	he saved

Strong's References

H1809 — דָּלַל (dâlal, daw-lal'): a primitive root (compare דָּלָה (dâlâh) H1802); to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed; bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
H3467 — יָשַׁע (yâshaʻ, yaw-shah'): a primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor; [idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
H6612 — פְּתִי (pᵉthîy, peth-ee'): or פֶּתִי (pethîy); or פְּתָאִי (pᵉthâʼîy); from פָּתָה (pâthâh) H6601; silly (i.e. seducible); foolish, simple(-icity, one).
H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

I was — Psalms 79:8, Psalms 106:43, Psalms 142:6
preserveth — Psalms 19:7, Psalms 25:21, Isaiah 35:8, Matthew 11:25, Romans 16:19, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Colossians 3:22

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: HELPS-HINDRANCES; SIMPLICITY-DUPLICITY; WEAKNESS-POWER
Torrey’s: SIMPLICITY
Nave’s: GOD; TESTIMONY

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