Psalm 121
God the Help of Those Who Seek Him
A Song of Ascents.
1 I awill lift up my eyes to the hills—From whence comes my help?
2 bMy help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 cHe will not allow your foot to 1be moved;
dHe who keeps you will not slumber.
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your 2keeper;
The Lord is eyour shade fat your right hand.
6 gThe sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall 3preserve you from all evil;
He shall hpreserve your soul.
8 The Lord shall ipreserve 4your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore.
Psalm 121 — The New International Version (NIV)
Title A song of ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121 — English Standard Version (ESV)
Title A Song of Ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 121 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
Title A Song of degrees.
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
From whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord,
Which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper:
The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil:
He shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in
From this time forth, and even for evermore.
Psalm 121 — New Living Translation (NLT)
Title A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 I look up to the mountains—
does my help come from there?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth!
3 He will not let you stumble;
the one who watches over you will not slumber.
4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel
never slumbers or sleeps.
5 The Lord himself watches over you!
The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
6 The sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon at night.
7 The Lord keeps you from all harm
and watches over your life.
8 The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go,
both now and forever.
Psalm 121 — New Century Version (NCV)
Title A song for going up to worship.
1 I look up to the hills,
but where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let you be defeated.
He who guards you never sleeps.
4 He who guards Israel
never rests or sleeps.
5 The Lord guards you.
The Lord is the shade that protects you from the sun.
6 The sun cannot hurt you during the day,
and the moon cannot hurt you at night.
7 The Lord will protect you from all dangers;
he will guard your life.
8 The Lord will guard you as you come and go,
both now and forever.
Psalm 121 — American Standard Version (ASV)
Title A Song of Ascents.
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:
From whence shall my help come?
2 My help cometh from Jehovah,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 Jehovah is thy keeper:
Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 Jehovah will keep thee from all evil;
He will keep thy soul.
8 Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in
From this time forth and for evermore.
Psalm 121 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
Title A Song of degrees.
1 I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come? 2 My help cometh from Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 Jehovah is thy keeper, Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand; 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul. 8 Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in, from henceforth and for evermore.
Psalm 121 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
Title A song for going up to worship.
1 I look up toward the mountains.
Where can I find help?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let you fall.
Your guardian will not fall asleep.
4 Indeed, the Guardian of Israel never rests or sleeps.
5 The Lord is your guardian.
The Lord is the shade over your right hand.
6 The sun will not beat down on you during the day,
nor will the moon at night.
7 The Lord guards you from every evil.
He guards your life.
8 The Lord guards you as you come and go,
now and forever.
Psalm 121 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Title A song of ascents.
1 I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.
4 Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.
5 The Lord protects you;
the Lord is a shelter right by your side.
6 The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.
7 The Lord will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.
8 The Lord will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.
Psalm 121 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Title A Song of Ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.
Psalm 121 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
Title A song for the ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains;
whence will my help come?
2 My help is from Yahweh,
maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to be moved;
he who protects you will not slumber.
4 Look, he will not slumber and he will not sleep—
he who protects Israel.
5 Yahweh is your protector;
Yahweh is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun will not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 Yahweh will protect you from all evil;
he will protect your life.
8 Yahweh will protect your going out and your coming in
from now until forever.
Psalm 121 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
Title A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.
1 I look up to the hills.
Where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord.
He is the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He won’t let your foot slip.
He who watches over you won’t get tired.
4 In fact, he who watches over Israel
won’t get tired or go to sleep.
5 The Lord watches over you.
The Lord is like a shade tree at your right hand.
6 The sun won’t harm you during the day.
The moon won’t harm you during the night.
7 The Lord will keep you from every kind of harm.
He will watch over your life.
8 The Lord will watch over your life no matter where you go,
both now and forever.
Psalm 121 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
Title A Song of Ascents.
1 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun will not smite you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.
8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in
From this time forth and forever.
Psalm 123–125
Prayer for Relief from Contempt
A Song of Ascents.
1 Unto You aI lift up my eyes,
O You bwho dwell in the heavens.
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
cSo our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He has mercy on us.
3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.
The Lord The Defense of His People
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 “If it had not been the Lord who was on our aside,”
bLet Israel now say—
2 “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
When men rose up against us,
3 Then they would have cswallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have 1gone over our soul;
Would have 2gone over our soul.”
Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7 dOur soul has escaped eas a bird from the snare of the 3fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8 fOur help is in the name of the Lord,
gWho made heaven and earth.
The Lord The Strength of His People
A Song of Ascents.
Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.
3 For athe scepter of wickedness shall not rest
On the land allotted to the righteous,
Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.
4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
5 As for such as turn aside to their bcrooked ways,
The Lord shall lead them away
With the workers of iniquity.
cPeace be upon Israel!
Psalm 128–130
Blessings of Those Who Fear the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
1 Blessed ais every one who fears the Lord,
Who walks in His ways.
2 bWhen you eat the 1labor of your hands,
You shall be happy, and it shall be cwell with you.
3 Your wife shall be dlike a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your echildren flike olive plants
All around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears the Lord.
5 gThe Lord bless you out of Zion,
And may you see the good of Jerusalem
All the days of your life.
6 Yes, may you hsee your children’s children.
iPeace be upon Israel!
Song of Victory Over Zion’s Enemies
A Song of Ascents.
1 “Many a time they have aafflicted 1me from bmy youth,”
cLet Israel now say—
2 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows long.”
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.
Be put to shame and turned back.
6 Let them be as the dgrass on the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up,
7 With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Nor he who binds sheaves, his 2arms.
8 Neither let those who pass by them say,
e“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord!”
Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
1 Out aof the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
3 bIf You, Lord, should 1mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could cstand?
4 But there is dforgiveness with You,
That eYou may be feared.
5 fI wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And gin His word I do hope.
6 hMy soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning—
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.
7 iO Israel, hope in the Lord;
For jwith the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
8 And kHe shall redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.