The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
Ver. 6. The Lord preserveth, the simple] Heb. the persuasible (opposed to the scorner, Pro 19:25), the plain hearted (opposed to the guileful, 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2Co 11:3 Rom 16:19), the destitute of human help, that committeth himself to God, and patiently resteth on him for support and help, Psalms 102:1,17 .
I was brought low] Or, drawn dry; I was at a great under, at a low ebb; I was exhausted or emptied as a pond, strengthless, succourless, clean gone in a manner.
And he helped me] The knowledge that David had of God's goodness was experimental. See the like Romans 8:2. A carnal man knoweth God's excellencies and will revealed in his word only, as we know far countries by maps; but an experienced Christian, as one that hath himself been long there, 1 Corinthians 2:14,16 .