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YHWHיְהֹוָהkeepsשֹׁמֵרthe simple;פְּתָאיִםI was brought low,דַּלּוֹתִיand he saved me.וְלִי יְהוֹשִׁיעַ
Psalms 116:6
Study it in the app“YHWH keeps the simple; I was brought low, and he saved me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:6, word by word
- YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehova” appears- keepsשֹׁמֵרshomer
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomer” appears- the simpleפְּתָאיִםpetayim
simple, naive
Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.
Where else “petayim” appears- I was brought lowדַּלּוֹתִיdaloti
grow weak
To grow feeble or poor; shrink.
Where else “daloti” appears- and he saved meיְהוֹשִׁיעַyehoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yehoshia” appears
The context
5Gracious is YHWH, and righteous, and our Elohim has compassion.
6 · This verse (above)
7Return, my soul, to your rest, for YHWH has dealt well with you.