Psalms 116:6

The Lord protects ¹  the untrained; ²  I was in serious trouble ³  and he delivered me.

Ps 19:7; Ps 25:21; Ps 79:8; Ps 106:43; Ps 142:6; Isa 35:8; Mt 11:25; Ro 16:19; 2Co 1:12; 2Co 11:3; Col 3:22

¹ tn Heb “guards.” The active participle indicates this is a characteristic of the Lord.

² 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.

³ tn Heb “I was low.”