Psalm 121:1–2
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121:1I look up1 toward the hills.
From where2 does my help come?
121:2My help comes from the Lord,3
the Creator4 of heaven and earth!
Footnotes
- 1 Heb “I lift my eyes.”
- 2 The Hebrew term מֵאַיִן (me’ayin) is interrogative, not relative, in function. Rather than directly stating that his source of help descends from the hills, the psalmist is asking, “From where does my help come?” Nevertheless, the first line does indicate that he is looking toward the hills for help, probably indicating that he is looking up toward the sky in anticipation of supernatural intervention. The psalmist assumes the dramatic role of one needing help. He answers his own question in v. 2.
- 3 Heb “my help [is] from with the Lord.”
- 4 Or “Maker.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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!
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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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
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