Psalms 116:6 meaning and explanation

The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

Psalms 116:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalmist speaks from his own rescue. In verses 3 and 4 he describes death's ropes entangling him and his cry to the LORD, and here he turns that experience into a statement about God's character.

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