good or prosperous foot. As they ascended the hilly slopes of Jerusalem, their faces were steadfastly set towards the place that represented the Presence ofthe Lord, the Ark of the Covenant, in the most holy place in the Temple of God, and the Mercy Seat whereby their sins could be covered until the promised Messiah of Israel came as the perfect Sacrifice. Jesus said, "I am always with you" (Matthew 28:20). Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. "*Protect 1. He would not only pay the price for the sins of Israel, but for the sin of the whole world. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. Now the verses in Psalms are pretty straightforward, verse 4 says, God will neither slumber nor sleep. 2. Only when he looks beyond them do they become his security; for then God makes them such. The Lord keep thee from all evil; the Lord keep thy soul. And such persons, in the Punic language, The Lord keep thee from all evil; the Lord keep thy soul. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. And for ourselves the promise holds good. Psalm 121 is categorized as one of the Songs of Ascent sung by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. Otherwise they are of no good at all, any more than the strains of sweetest music are to the deaf, or the most beautiful scenery to the blind. He will keep thee in life and death; going out to thy labour in the morning of thy days, and coming home to thy rest when the evening of old age calls thee in. Quarrelsomeness breaking friendship is evil. The story of Psalm 121 is in the note on Psalm 120. travelling; in all affairs, civil and religious; and not only Dont forget him. And their experience reminds us of some important truths. Under this shade they may sit with delight and assurance. The Targum is. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. And in the New Jerusalem, one of its sweetest promises was that its people should "go no more out forever." Psalm 121:7 (LEB) Psalm 121:7 (NCV) THE GENERAL RULE OF GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL CARE IS AS HERE SET FORTH. Moses was sent to feel the inspirations of Sinai. Which Is More Stable Thiophene Or Pyridine? THE preceding psalm is one of complaint; the present, one of comfort and consolation. The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). And so in life there are various temptations and dangers, which we all know about, which every man knows may come into his personal experience, and concerning which we all, in various ways and degrees, take precautions. John Calvin summarizes the message of Psalm 85 as follows. Psalms 120 Psalms 122 Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles What are we to say? Since the colonial era, abolitionist writers turned to Psalm 121 as proof of Gods protection for enslaved people. This is more necessary in a watchman than keeping awake; he must be quick to observe, attentive, noticing everything. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? They do not remain with us; parents die; brothers and sisters are scattered far and wide; friends become estranged. (verse 2). Proud member you as you go out and on your way home, (verse 8). Not the universal, but the general rule. Look up!" "Some trust in horses, and some in chariots," and some in mountains; "but we will trust in the Name of the Lord. Psalm 121:38 continues the theme of God's protection of His people. Our Lord sought seclusion among the hills of Eastern Galilee, and entered into the Divine glory on a spur of Hermon. 3. v2 My help comes from 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth.What does the Bible say about God never sleeping? v5 The *LORD is the The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. What does Psalm 121 verse 8 mean? You would need someone to *protect you. We think evil to be that which injuriously affects our circumstances; God sees evil as that which injuriously affects us. And we need the assurance of God's defense even against open and well-known evils, because he only can know the particular peril which lies in their relativity to us at any given time. Where is God when life gets hard? Are we so kept as this psalm promisesnot the mere godless crowd, but the company of God's faithful ones: does the Lord keep them, as is here said, 'from all evil'?" But because of his ever-sustaining mercy, your faith will remain. Salem Media Group. 28:6 ) ; and such, with the poet F24, are said to go with a Look to him at any hour in the light or in the night. As they travelled along, they set their faces towards the Jerusalem hills, and as they advanced, they sang together the many Songs of Ascent: "I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Hence such difference of rendering is often misleading, and rather a hiding than a setting forth of the Scripture's true meaning. Whence should my help come?" Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. "thy defense." He who "made heaven and earth" (Psalms 121:2) can do anything, everything, for us. We shall best appreciate it if we consider. (Psalms 121:2.) The Lord He will watch over your life. "But"so ask not a few"is all that true? And what do we see when we look down? Through peaks and valleys, joy and tears, he elevates his relationship to God, his being close to the living God, as truly what life is. Psalm 121:1-2 I lift up my eyes to the mountains where does my help come from? II. II. This is what the writer of this precious psalm looks for from God (see the first two verses), and this is what the psalm promises, and that with the utmost particularity. you when you go out. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Psalm 121:7 (RSV) Yet even in respect of these we need the assurance of an outside and Divine protection. (Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4). It is a protection for life. v1 When I look up to the hills I find no help there. dangerous places. v3 He will not let Psalm 121:7, NASB: The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. Informal to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal. 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth. Thou shalt not be hurt, neither by the open assaults, nor by the secret attempts of thine enemies. By his wonderful overrulings, which constantly turn seeming evil into real and permanent good. The LORD guards you from every evil. "The redeemed of the Lord shall come with joy and singing," etc. It is almighty wisdom that contrives, and almighty power that works the safety of those that put themselves under God's protection. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. God's seeing includes what is by man seeable and by man unseeable; it includes what is and what is to be. He made the *heaven and the earth. The voice calls continually, "Lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh!". It never ceases but it is replenished every dawn (Lamentations 3:2223). He declares the nature of Gods guarding role in verse 34: He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. v1 When I look up to V. GOD'S ETERNAL CARE IS TO KEEP THE SOUL FROM EVILFROM ALL REAL EVIL. is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will be our Keeper, our Shade upon our right hand (Psalms 121:5). vocabulary) on Psalm 121. Buchanan, writing with the Cuchullin hills all about him, says. But there was someone to send help: the *LORD! He *guards you from dangers that you do not know about, (verse 7). As there are poison-germs in the natural atmosphere, which generate disease in us when our vitality and resisting power are low, so there are poison-germs in the moral atmosphere of our everyday associations, which only cultured spiritual life can enable us to resist. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. v8 The *LORD *guards Metrically, the psalm falls into four stanzas of four lines each. He will keep your soul. The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. The one that *guards you will not sleep. Even in the sanctuary they drop on bills and stock and trade. And the mountains still soothe and calm God's people. THE PROMISE IS NOT FOR EVERY COMMUNITY, BUT FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD. Hashem shall preserve thee from kol rah; He shall preserve thy nefesh. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in (comp. Informal to make dishonest use of (another persons idea, writing, etc. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. "*Protect you" means "stop people He then proceeds to cheer himself with assurances of God's sleepless care and protection. This is the same This appears to be a prayer of the Jews in their captivity, who are solicitous for their restoration. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. AS APPLYING TO THE WHOLE OF OUR ACTIVE LIFE. "*Guard you" means "stop people hurting you". Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul. The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. II. God does not sleephis vigilance is unceasing (comp. Psalms 121:3. Taking the first idea, it may be shown that God's care of our natural life involves and includes all due provision for the thousandfold needs of that life. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Psalm 121:7 (GNT) covenant ~ two people have agreed what each should do Man's enterprise may bring him into situations of bodily danger. He guards your life. For them. Illustrations may be taken from the wilderness-journey of Israel. One important distinction may be Pointed out here. Or, we must lift up our eyes above the hills; we must look to God who makes all earthly things to us what they are. The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul. He will attend us to the close of life (Psalms 121:8). It is all about the LORD. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. connection with him: such an one was Jacob in the house of Laban, Meat, when exposed to the moonbeams, becomes quickly tainted. heaven ~ here it means "the sky and all the This comes out plainly in Perowne's rendering, "Whence should my help come? Deu 28:6; 1 Samuel 29:6; 2 Samuel 3:25; 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 19:27). Those who trust and worship God may expect to pass through the valley of weeping. If God keeps us in being, and gives us new days, then we may confidently hold him to his promise, "As thy day so shall thy strength be." Psalm 121:7 (MSG) God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life. But if God be ableas he isto impart that same and even greater inward happiness, peace, and joy by other means, and does so, as, blessed be his Name! 8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore (Psalm 121:7-8). But the very force he puts into life may unduly magnify self; and it is much more to say that God will keep him from ensnaring self. The Israelites faced tremendous dangers as they scaled the hills around Jerusalem to come to religious festivals. Let us be found in our work, assured that the blessings promised in this psalm are ours. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. 8. thy going out, &c.--all thy ways ( Deuteronomy 28:19 , Psalms 104:23 ). The Being who framed man's wonderful nature would naturally provide for its great wantsthe wants he had himself created. God watches over your life from He will guard us from all forms of evil. He dwelt in the mountain-group of Zion at Jerusalem, and in the other mountains of Israel. We are in the worldin a thousand subtle ways we are kin with the world, subject to its influences, caught by its whirl of excitement, absorbed by its pressing claims, and easily we become of the world as well as in it. What does I lift my eyes to the hills mean? But: 1. Words in brackets, ( ), are Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. This is the second of the series of psalms which are titled A Song of Ascents. The Lord shall keep thee inwardly and outwardly soul and body alike, from all evil and in all thy ways. Quotes available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Looking up, you see how earth-clouds are glorified. The words "slumber" and "sleep" are not climactic. Prayers for Gods deliverance in moments of despair. God gives to his beloved sleep (Psalm 127:2), and we are able to rest only because we know God never does. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. In transacting all the business of life, in going in and out : any one of 15 psalms in the series Ps 120 to 134 sung by Hebrew pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem or possibly while ascending Mount Zion or the steps of the Temple. The first verse is a call to God in deep sorrow, from out of the depths or out of the deep, as it is translated in the King James Version of the Bible and the Coverdale translation (used in the Book of Common Prayer) respectively. WE MUST LIFT OURSELVES UP IN THE WHOLE POWER OF OUR BEING TO REALIZE GOD'S NEARNESS TO HELP US. And how we need to be kept amid our daily work and business! To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. Would we but stop and hush awhile, we might hear it always near us, saying, "Look up! III. In quite an instinctive way men in all ages and in every land have inclined to build their altars on high hills, as if thus they did get nearer God. Psalm 121:7 (ESV) Keeping thee from whatever form of temptation and moral evil may come through the putting forth of human energy in the daily duties of life. The LORD will keep you from every kind of harm. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Hashem shall preserve thee from kol rah; He shall preserve thy nefesh. The preservation of the greater includes that of the less, so far as it is essential to the main design; the kernel shall be preserved, and in order thereto the shell shall be preserved also. with someone). He that keepeth thee will not slumber. I. The Lord will protect you from all dangers; he will guard your life. It is constantly complained of that where, in the original Scriptures, the sacred writers employ only one word, our translators have put for that one word, two, three, four, five, or even several more different English words, thus conveying to our minds several ideas, where it was the intention of the Scriptures to convey only one. Psalm 121:7 (GW) It was the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth and not the hills to whom they looked for help. The *LORD is near you to *protect you. (He will do this) now and always. Psalm 121:7 (NLT) What does Psalms 121:7-8 mean? The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Context Summary. What does this verse really mean? To get what Psalm 121:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. This publication is written in EasyEnglish Level A (1200 words). Professor, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Psalm 121 is a treasure of promise for the suffering believer, whose help comes from the Lord God always sees in events that happen persons acting; and in their motives and moods and wills he sees evil or good. Psalm 121:7 (ASV) And this assurance carried with it the confidence that God's defense and blessing were still upon the restored nation. He fled to the mountains; but God preserved him, not the mountain. But the phrase used rather implies that these will never cease. Looking up, you feel how pure God's snow is, and think how much is in the promise, "They shall walk with me in white.". What mercy! In Psalm 121:3b-4 we are told, [God] who keeps you will not slumber. It is this down-looking that makes us so weak. fall". What does Psalm chapter 121 mean? The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Words in boxes are from the Bible. Every Christian faces challenges. THE EVER-WATCHFUL WATCHMAN SEES. The priest-singer ends this second Song of Ascent by telling our pilgrim that God will always and at all times bless them as they take the pilgrimage. ADONAI will guard you against all harm; he will guard your life. he will not sleep. TO OUR EXPERIENCES OF SORROW AND OF GLADNESS. Illustrate from the times of Lot. It They are but God's instruments for our good. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Psalms 121:7 At first glance, Psalm 121:7 offers tremendous assurance. We go out in the morning refreshed, vigorous, full of conscious power, and in some peril of stir-reliance. Or illustrate from the sick-bed of the sufferer. Why is it good and pleasant for Gods people to be united (Psalm 133:1)? He alone has both the power and the will to assist me. He constantly watches over his own. My help (cometh) from Jehovah, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalms 121:7. This same God is the One from Whom our help comes. Whether your sleepless nights are filled with tears and prayers, diaper changing, or paper writing, God is with you with all the energy and grace you need. "Going out" was a synonym for sorrow; "coming in," for gladness and joy. He will preserve us, ourselves; not only our home, our fortune, our credit, our reputation, but ourselves: "He shall preserve thy soul." This is true in the physical sphere. Psalm 121:7 (JUB) THE GREATNESS OF OUR NEED. (120-7) The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul. He is a wakeful, watchful Keeper; he is never weary; he not only does not sleep, but he does not so much as slumber. This last has sometimes been doubted, but the observation of modern travelers seems to show that bad effects actually fellow on sleeping in the moonlight in hot countries. Thank him. Drunkenness ruining a life is evil. We will not do that, but we will reply, I. We all face challenges. stars". The grand, calm, strong, high thingsthey seem to be so near God; they seem to be so full of God; they bring us so near him, and fill us so full of him. And then there are brought forward the long array of facts which seem to make against the truth of this word. Psalm 121:7 (NIRV) The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep us from all harm! The Lord himself shall see to if, whether during the heat of the day or the chill of the night, it matters not. But to pass on to what is of more importance, the truth itself of God's sure keeping, let us. God takes eternity into view; we think only of the present. Psalm 121:7 (KJVA) Psalms 121:3.The ministering priest answers him, "He will not suffer thy foot to be moved." Read the psalm and change "you" or "your" to 5. Psalm 121:7-8 The Lord will keep you from all harm he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Illustrate by the fact that the sunstroke is only an occasional peril. He *guards He must receive the Holy Ghost, have the heavens opened unto him, and know God, and then sin against him. 5. (Students). OUR IDEA OF BEING KEPT AND GOD'S IDEA MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT. Psalm 121 was sung by the ancient Israelites as they made the long journey to Jerusalem. Then God will The one that *guards Israel will never sleep. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. Taking the second idea, we come upon God's continued interest in, and care for, the new life he has quickened in our souls. Psalms 121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Deu 28:6; 1 Samuel 29:6; Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. We come in to rest, enjoy; we come in to home relationships and quiet occupations; and we seldom suspect that there is a possible exaggerating of self in our times of passivity, as truly as in our times of activity. Psalm 121:5-6. If you travelled from home to Jerusalem, you would go through But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. THE MOON IS THE TYPE OF THE SECRET PERILS OF THE GODLY LIFE. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. After personally celebrating Yahwehs guardianship in verses 12, the psalmist turns to give assurance to others in verses 38. The LORD will keep you from all evil. It is only as man's spiritual nature is quickened that moral evil, as distinct from moral calamity, is apprehended. Much of self, of man, and of things. v2 My help comes from the *LORD. The LORD will keep you from all evil. "Not let your foot slip" (verse 3) means "not let you Which made heaven and earth; i.e. What promise! As a song sung by travelers, this is particularly relevant for the trust He is always near his people for their protection and refreshment. there. (120-7) The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul. Psalms 121:8. indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. If he were but free from the answering of his moral evil, nothing that could happen would be a real calamity.R.T. I will lift up mine eyes--expresses desire (compare Psalms 25:1 ), mingled with expectation. The LORD will preserve thee from all evil: he will preserve thy soul. hurting you". 4. But everything the world presents to us is below us, beneath us; and it so keeps us looking down that the habit of down-looking grows upon us, and we are almost unable to look up. Now, in this beautiful psalm we have a notable instance of such different rendering. The one duty of the watchman is to keep ever, through his watching-time, awake and alert. Let her influence over this earth be studied; it is more powerful than is generally known." The peoples voice in the psalm cries to God for deliverance on three counts. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. What does Psalm chapter 121 mean? The theme of Psalm 121 is God's care of His people. Variations of the Hebrew root word for "keep" appear in verses 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8. This is the same term used in Genesis 2:15 to describe Adam's intended role in Eden. The sense of the word is to watch over. A We think so much of the keeping of the body, and of a man's outward circumstances. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. 1. so long as thou hast "goings out" and "comings in." *LORD is a special name for God. 3. What does Psalms 121 mean? He never sleeps, so he never stops It has, indeed, no moral quality that he can recognize. of There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. your foot *slide. The theme of Psalm 121 is God's care of His people. Just because you follow God, it doesnt mean that you will not face tough times in life. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1]. So let mountains stand for the supreme self-efforts a man may make in his times of distress; he must be brought to the assured conviction that they cannot bring him safety. you help. Look up, and you shall prove how God "wipes away all tears from our eyes."R.T. Enthronement Psalms. GOD MISSES WHAT MAN SEES. The one peril of the night-watchman is that he might be overcome with sleep. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. This expression is evidently borrowed from the blessing on obedience given in Deuteronomy 28:6, "Blessed shall thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shall thou be when thou goest out." 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