Psalm 116:6 New English Translation

⁶The Lord protects^[a] the untrained;^[b]
I was in serious trouble^[c] and he delivered me.

Psalm 116:6 tn Heb “guards.” The active participle indicates this is a characteristic of the Lord.
Psalm 116:6 tn Or “the [morally] naive,” that is, the one who is young and still in the process of learning right from wrong and distinguishing wisdom from folly. See Ps 19:7.
Psalm 116:6 tn Heb “I was low.”

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