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Psalm 121:6

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121:6The sun will not harm you by day,

or the moon by night.8

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Footnotes

  1. 8 One hardly thinks of the moon’s rays as being physically harmful, like those of the sun. The reference to the moon may simply lend poetic balance to the verse, but it is likely that the verse reflects an ancient, primitive belief that the moon could have an adverse effect on the mind (note the English expression “moonstruck,” which reflects such a belief). Another possibility is that the sun and moon stand by metonymy for harmful forces characteristic of the day and night, respectively.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The sun shall not strike you by day,

nor the moon by night.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

the sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon by night.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The sun will not strike you by day

or the moon by night.

NLTNew Living Translation

The sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon at night.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The sun will not strike you by day,

nor the moon by night.

KJV 1900King James Version

The sun shall not smite thee by day,

Nor the moon by night.