116:4 I called on the name of the Lord,
“Please Lord, rescue my life!”
116:5 The Lord is merciful and fair;
our God is compassionate.
116:6 The Lord protects 1 the untrained; 2
I was in serious trouble 3 and he delivered me.
1 tn Heb “guards.” The active participle indicates this is a characteristic of the
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.”