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Psalm 121:title–8

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*A Song of degrees.

1||I will alift up mine eyes unto aathe hills,

From whence cometh my help.

2bMy help cometh from the Lord,

cWhich made heaven and earth.

3He will not suffer dthy foot to be moved:

He that ekeepeth thee will not fslumber.

4Behold, he that ekeepeth Israel

Shall neither fgslumber nor sleep.

5The Lord is thy ekeeper:

The Lord is thy hshade iupon thy right hand.

6kThe sun shall not lsmite thee by day,

Nor the moon by night.

7The Lord shall epreserve thee from all evil:

He shall empreserve thy soul.

8The Lord shall epreserve nthy going out and thy coming in

From this time forth, and even for evermore.

Read in Logos
Psalm 121:3–4: He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

Footnotes

  1. *See Ps. 120, title.
  2. ||Or, Shall I life up mine eyes to the hills? whence should my help come? So Gen. 29:4. & 42:7. Num. 11:13, &c. in the Heb.
  3. aSee Ps. 123:1.
  4. aaSee Ps. 87:1. Comp. Jer. 3:23.
  5. bPs. 124:8. Comp. Ps. 144:7.
  6. cSee Ps. 115:15.
  7. dPs. 66:9. See 1 Sam. 2:9.
  8. ever. 4, 5, 7 (Heb.), 8 (Heb.). Ps. 41:2 (Heb.). & 127:1 & 145:20 (Heb.).
  9. fSee Ps. 76:5.
  10. ever. 4, 5, 7 (Heb.), 8 (Heb.). Ps. 41:2 (Heb.). & 127:1 & 145:20 (Heb.).
  11. fSee Ps. 76:5.
  12. ever. 4, 5, 7 (Heb.), 8 (Heb.). Ps. 41:2 (Heb.). & 127:1 & 145:20 (Heb.).
  13. hSo Ps. 91:1. See Num. 14:9 marg.
  14. iSee Ps. 16:8.
  15. kIsai. 49:10. Rev. 7:16. So Ps. 91:5. Comp. 2 Kin. 4:19.
  16. lJon. 4:8 (Heb.).
  17. ever. 4, 5, 7 (Heb.), 8 (Heb.). Ps. 41:2 (Heb.). & 127:1 & 145:20 (Heb.).
  18. ever. 4, 5, 7 (Heb.), 8 (Heb.). Ps. 41:2 (Heb.). & 127:1 & 145:20 (Heb.).
  19. ever. 4, 5, 7 (Heb.), 8 (Heb.). Ps. 41:2 (Heb.). & 127:1 & 145:20 (Heb.).
  20. nDeut. 28:6. See Num. 27:17.

Cross references

  1. gIsai. 5:27.
  2. mPs. 97:10.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A Song of Ascents.

I lift up my eyes to the hills.

From where does my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;

he who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, he who keeps Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;

the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

The sun shall not strike you by day,

nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all evil;

he will keep your life.

The Lord will keep

your going out and your coming in

from this time forth and forevermore.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—

where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip—

he who watches over you will not slumber;

indeed, he who watches over Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over you—

the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

the sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm—

he will watch over your life;

the Lord will watch over your coming and going

both now and forevermore.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A song of ascents.

I lift my eyes toward the mountains.

Where will my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to slip;

your Protector will not slumber.

Indeed, the Protector of Israel

does not slumber or sleep.

The Lord protects you;

the Lord is a shelter right by your side.

The sun will not strike you by day

or the moon by night.

The Lord will protect you from all harm;

he will protect your life.

The Lord will protect your coming and going

both now and forever.

NLTNew Living Translation

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I look up to the mountains—

does my help come from there?

My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth!

He will not let you stumble;

the one who watches over you will not slumber.

Indeed, he who watches over Israel

never slumbers or sleeps.

The Lord himself watches over you!

The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.

The sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon at night.

The Lord keeps you from all harm

and watches over your life.

The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go,

both now and forever.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A song for the ascents.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains;

whence will my help come?

My help is from Yahweh,

maker of heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to be moved;

he who protects you will not slumber.

Look, he will not slumber and he will not sleep—

he who protects Israel.

Yahweh is your protector;

Yahweh is your shade at your right hand.

The sun will not strike you by day,

nor the moon by night.

Yahweh will protect you from all evil;

he will protect your life.

Yahweh will protect your going out and your coming in

from now until forever.