Psalms 116:6 Go deeper

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

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שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer[is] protecting

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Psalms 116:6 word 1

פְּתָאיִ֣םpe.ta.Yimsimple people

Lemma: פֶּ֫תִי (pe.ti) · Strong's: H6612A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: simple

Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 19:7, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6612A; TAHOT Psalms 116:6 word 2

יְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 116:6 word 3

דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗יda.lo.TiI had become low

Lemma: דָּלַל (da.lal) · Strong's: H1809

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to languish

Used 9 times. Also: Judges 6:6, Job 28:4, Psalms 79:8, Psalms 142:6, Proverbs 26:7, Isaiah 17:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1809; TAHOT Psalms 116:6 word 4

יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ\׃ye.ho.Shi.a'he saved

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Psalms 116:6 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
preserves	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
the simplehearted	→	פֶּ֫תִי H6612A simple
I was helpless	→	דָּלַל H1809 to languish
and	→
He saved me	→	יָשַׁע H3467 to save

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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