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Psalm 121:1–3

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1I will alift up my eyes to bthe mountains;

From where shall my help come?

2My ahelp comes from Yahweh,

Who bmade heaven and earth.

31He will not aallow your foot to stumble;

2He who bkeeps you will not slumber.

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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. 1Lit May He not allow …
  2. 2Or May He who keeps you not slumber

Cross references

  1. aPs 123:1; Is 40:26
  2. bPs 87:1
  3. aPs 124:8
  4. bPs 115:15
  5. a1 Sam 2:9; Ps 66:9
  6. bPs 41:2; 127:1; Is 27:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,

From whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the Lord,

Which made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:

He that keepeth thee will not slumber.