King James Version

Psalms 116:6

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

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שֹׁמֵ֣רshomerbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, 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).פְּתָאיִ֣םpetayimfoolishפְּתִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “foolish”, the ordinary formH6612silly (i.e. seducible)foolish, simple(-icity, one).יְהֹוָ֑הyehovahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗יdalotibe emptiedדָּלַלverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be emptied”, a completed actionH1809to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressedbring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.וְלִ֣יveliand toוְלִ֣יconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and to”and toיְהוֹשִֽׁיעַyehoshiabe safeיָשַׁעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be safe”, an unfinished actionH3467properly, 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

Young’s Literal Translation

A preserver of the simple [is] Jehovah, I was low, and to me He giveth salvation.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Jehovah keepeth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φυλάσσων τὰ νήπια ὁ Κύριος, ἐταπεινώθην καὶ ἔσωσέ με.