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Psalm 116:5-7
New English Translation
Psalm 116:5-7
New English Translation
5 The Lord is merciful and fair;
our God is compassionate.
6 The Lord protects[a] the untrained;[b]
I was in serious trouble[c] and he delivered me.
7 Rest once more, my soul,[d]
for the Lord has vindicated you.[e]
Footnotes
- 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.”
- Psalm 116:7 tn Heb “return, my soul, to your place of rest.”
- Psalm 116:7 tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ʿal) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense (cf. Ps 13:5).
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