Psalms 121 ESV | WeDevote Bible

My Help Comes from the Lord

A Song of 121:0 [See Ps. 120, title]Ascents.

1I 121:1 See Ps. 123:1lift up my eyes to 121:1 Ps. 87:1; 133:3; Jer. 3:23; [Ps. 48:1]the hills.

From where does my help come?

2121:2 Ps. 124:8; [Ps. 20:2] My help comes from the Lord,

who 121:2 See Ps. 115:15made heaven and earth.

3He will not 121:3 Ps. 66:9; Prov. 3:23, 26; [1 Sam. 2:9] let your foot be moved;

he who 121:3 Ps. 41:2; 127:1; [Isa. 27:3]; See Ps. 97:10keeps you will not slumber.

4Behold, he who keeps Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.

5The Lord is your keeper;

the Lord is your 121:5 Ps. 91:1shade on your 121:5 See Ps. 16:8right hand.

6121:6 Isa. 49:10; Rev. 7:16The sun shall not 121:6 2 Kgs. 4:19; Jonah 4:8strike you by day,

nor the moon by night.

7The Lord will 121:7 [See ver. 3above]keep you from all evil;

he will 121:7 [See ver. 3above]keep your life.

8The Lord will keep

your 121:8 Deut. 28:6; 31:2; [Num. 27:17; 1 Sam. 29:6; 1 Kgs. 3:7; Acts 1:21]going out and your coming in

from this time forth and forevermore.

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