Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 116:6

"Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me." — Psalms 116:6 (ASV)

The simple. —Inexperienced, in a good sense, as often in Proverbs. Septuagint and Vulgate, “babes.”

Brought low. —See Note, Psalms 30:2.