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Psalm 121:7-8 KJV
Psalms · chapter 121 · verses 7–8
7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.Psalm 121:7-8 · King James Version
What Psalm 121:7-8 means
Preserve appears three times in two verses, and the third is the widest: thy going out and thy coming in, which covers everything a person does. This is a song for people walking to Jerusalem. The keeping promised is for the road, and the psalm ends with for evermore.
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Psalm 121:7-8 in context
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.
8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Commentary
Cross references
- 2 Timothy 4:18
- Psalms 91:9-12
- Psalms 41:2
- Proverbs 12:21
- Psalms 145:20
- Romans 8:35-39
- Job 5:19-27
- Psalms 34:22
- Deuteronomy 28:6
- Proverbs 2:8
- Proverbs 3:6
- Psalms 113:2
Key words (Strong's)
- preserveshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
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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