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Psalm 121:3-5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 121 · verses 3–5
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.Psalm 121:3-5 · King James Version
Psalm 121:3-5 in context
1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Commentary
Cross references
- Proverbs 3:26
- Proverbs 3:23
- 1 Samuel 2:9
- Psalms 91:12
- Psalms 66:9
- Psalms 127:1
- Isaiah 27:3
- 1 Peter 1:5
- Isaiah 25:4
- Psalms 91:1
- Exodus 13:21
- Psalms 16:8
Key words (Strong's)
- keepethshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- slumbernûwmto slumberH5123 →
- suffernâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- movedmôwṭa waveringH4132 →
- shadetsêlshade, whether literal or figurativeH6738 →
- rightyâmîynthe right hand or side of a person or other objectH3225 →
- footregela footH7272 →
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This psalm teaches us, I. To stay ourselves upon God as a God of power and a God all-sufficient for us. David did so and found the benefit of it. 1. We must not rely upon creatures, upon men and means, instruments and second causes, nor make flesh our arm: "Shall I lift up my eyes to the hills?" - so some read it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8