My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth. God takes eternity into view; we think only of the present. The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The Lord's promise to be with us forever keeps us from covetousness and fear (Hebrews 13:56). Salem Media Group. Thats good, but understand that God is here to help you too. *guard you also! Jason DeRouchie is research professor of Old Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, and content developer and global trainer with Hands to the Plow Ministries. 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. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. The sure confidence we have today that we will remain with God tomorrow is God himself. God's people are, after all, the happiest people under the sun. 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). "Lord, art thou here? They appeal to both poetic and religious feeling. 2. Watch the video above and talk about it with a group or mentor. He never sleeps, so he never stops That is, when a theme or message jumps out at you repeatedly. God has often refreshed his fainting servants with the sight of his everlasting hills. Psalm 121:7 (YLT) The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Context Summary. (He will do this) now and always. Use the scale on the left to tell how often the verses below are googled compared to each other. A man may be overpowered with sleep, and be physically unable to resist its advances. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. ADONAI will guard you against all harm; he will guard your life. Psalm 121:7 (GNTA) The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. (Students). Dont forget him. Mountains have a peculiar power to solemnize and to impress us all; and precisely what they bring to us is that sense of God which assures of his love, and help, and lead.R.T. He is able and willing to make "all grace abound" unto "all-sufficiency." THE CREATOR WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE THE POWER, BUT THE DESIRE, THE DISPOSITION, TO HELP THE CHILD OF HIS LOVE. The Word of the Lord, as the Targum. Psalms 121:1-2.The person who worships God speaks the two first verses, "I will lift up mine eyes - my help cometh," - Psalms 121:1-2.. Ver. covenant ~ two people have agreed what each should do v3 He will not let your foot *slide. The theme of Psalm 121 is God's care of His people. What does the psalmist mean when he says, I lift my eyes to the hills (Psalm 121:1). II. But we need not miss the important fact that God's soul-keeping runs along with, and works through, our own soul-keeping. Psalm 121 is a treasure of promise for the suffering believer, whose help comes from the Lord (verse 2). Would we but stop and hush awhile, we might hear it always near us, saying, "Look up! Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Not the universal, but the general rule. "Keep thy heart with all keepings, for out of it are the issues of life."R.T. Let us be found in our work, assured that the blessings promised in this psalm are ours. When I thought, My foot slips, your steadfast love, O Yahweh, held me up.. I. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. Oh, to lose the downward look which has so grown upon us by the pressure of life-cares! Consequently, some of the things which we call evil God does not so call, because their influence on us is good. Hence whilst the idea of "going out" suggested only what was sad, that of "coming in," the return from exile, was full of joy. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Then God will The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; he shall preserve thy soul. Coup de soleil was feared by day, and the deleterious influence of the moon's rays by night. 4. It is not that he expects help from the mountainshis hope is fixed on him who made the mountains. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. hills. God has made our journeyings safe by means of what we call the inventions of science and the resources of civilization. Psalm 121:7 (CEB) To understand these figures, it is necessary to keep in mind, not only what the sun and moon actually are in Eastern countries, but also the sentiments which have gathered about them in those lands. This is more necessary in a watchman than keeping awake; he must be quick to observe, attentive, noticing everything. The LORD will keep you from every kind of harm. He will preserve the soul, that it be not defiled by sin, and disturbed by affliction; he will preserve it from perishing eternally. From the times of David's persecution, he fled to the mountain country of Judaea and the south; but God preserved him, not the hills. The Targum is. What a holy power upon us the mountains have! The pilgrim lifts up his eyes to the hills, and is satisfied that help is coming to him. 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. The LORD will protect you from all evil; God will protect your very life. Little slips into inexactness or untruthfulness. You would need someone to *protect you. Not for one small moment will he forget us; day and night we shall be the objects of his watchful love. Psalms 121:7. Rather, all four of its other occurrences employ it figuratively for someone who is (or anticipated being) overcome by divine judgment (Deuteronomy 32:35), personal sin or weakness (Psalm 38:16[17]), or enemy oppression (Psalm 66:9; 94:18). The promise that the Lord watches over His people extends from every day to eternity (Psalm 121:8). stars". 2017 QuotesCosmos Home About Privacy Terms Principles Sitemap Contact. God does not sleephis vigilance is unceasing (comp. The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. But we can see him only from the heights of the soul. The Lord the Keeper of Israel. Metrically, the psalm falls into four stanzas of four lines each. of II. The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. And such persons, in the Punic language, For man evil is calamity. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Psalms 121:8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. God's care for us will not suffer him to sleep or become indifferent to us. The one prominent word in the psalm is "keep:" the whole psalm is about the Lord God's sure keeping of his people, and that this might be impressed on the mind, the writer six times over in the last five verses of the psalm repeats this word "keep." called also Gradual Psalm, Pilgrim Psalm, Psalm of Ascents. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul ( Psalms 121:6-7 ). We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. We naturally and rightly look to our kindred and to our friends for sympathy and succor. "Shall neither slumber nor sleep." 5. The same verb is used throughout. nor the moon at night. Psalm 25 is an alphabet psalm, like Psalms 9 and 10. It is almighty wisdom that contrives, and almighty power that works the safety of those that put themselves under God's protection. Look up and listen, and again the voices of the hills will say, "The mists and the storms are all outside us; they are not us." Look again at what we read in verse 2. Psalms 121:2. (See verses 2 - 7.) Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Psalm 121:7 (KJV) How "the cares of this world" need to be guarded against, and "the deceitfulness of riches" also! The last clause, read as a question, is answered. In the meantime let us hold fast to His word of truth and trust in the unchangeable and unchanging character of our good and faithful God. 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. "Thy shade" means "thy protection." He will guard us from all forms of evil. v3 He will not let (120-7) The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul. A 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.". Where will my help come from? The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. (Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4). It has been remarked by a learned Bible scholar that part of the common complaints which are often brought against our English Bible is really owing to the likes and dislikes as to the usage of words in which we English people allow ourselves. It sounds from the bright bands of the morning, from the high silver-tinted clouds of noonday, from the splendor and glory of the far-off sunset, from the lofty trees and the hill-tops, and the soaring birds of song, and the winds that roam free, and the "jewel-powdered skies" of night. By his wise upholdings: "Will not suffer thy foot to be moved." "*Guard you" means "stop people hurting you". Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance. Psalm 121:7 (WBT) v5 The *LORD is the We come in tired. This page last updated: December 13, 2022. Disease, accident, death, the overwhelming by earthquakes, lightning, flood, storm; by the ferocity or the folly of men, and by any of the ten thousand ills which flesh is heir to. hurt you in the day, Thank You Father God that You are my ever-present help in troubled times and that by the blood of Christ I now have access to Your throne of grace, for mercy - to find help in time on need, in Jesus name I pray, AMEN. What does it mean that my help comes from the Lord (Psalm 121:2)? But because of his ever-sustaining mercy, your faith will remain. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. The one that *guards Israel will never sleep. 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. Why is it good and pleasant for Gods people to be united (Psalm 133:1)? The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Praise God that our strength and help, provision and protection comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth, and He will never leave us nor forsake us but will be our ever-present help. Where does my help come from (Psalm 121:1)? 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. the Lord is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The precise associations of the psalm cannot be fixed with any certainty. But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. The restored exiles may well gain and keep full confidence in God, seeing that he had kept their national life through such anxious and imperiling times. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Psalm 121:7 (KJVA) What does Psalms 121:7-8 mean? This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. THE EVER-WATCHFUL WATCHMAN HELPS. II. not in the *Hebrew Bible. It is all about the LORD. Whereas verse 3 suggests your Guardian will not slumber now, verse 4 stresses Israels Guardian will never slumber nor sleep. The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. he so often does, then again we askHas not God been true to his word? Look in Psalm 120 about the covenant. He "will not slumber," etc. Far from the busy crowd. But to pass on to what is of more importance, the truth itself of God's sure keeping, let us. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. This is the second of the series of psalms which are titled A Song of Ascents. Wow! Certainties; duties, difficulties, vexations, trials, temptations, opportunities. I. Psalm 121:7 (JUB) Psalm 121:7 (RHE) 30:30); and such a foot Joseph had wherever he went, ( "Not let your foot slip" (verse 3) means "not let you If our life is thus within the constant Divine inspection, we may put away all fears, and simply "seek the kingdom of God, and his righteousness."R.T. "me", "my" or "I". 6. THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE IS THE PROVIDENCE OF THIS WORLD. We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. What a glorious promise. The influence of the world begets a downward look, a sort of set of the eyes and heart downwards. The sun strikes the man who is in a physical condition to receive the stroke. The LORD will guard you from all evil, preserving your life. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. good or prosperous foot. Or illustrate from the sick-bed of the sufferer. First, as a continuation of Gods grace in bringing the people back from captivity. The Lord keep thee from all evil; the Lord keep thy soul. One thing about them is suggested by our textthey make us look up. But the encouraging this is that God is here to help you through your challenges. For example, if you are a student, you might be having a difficult time with your parents, friends, or teachers right now. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. And is not that just what we need? 7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Genesis He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. We ask the question: who is 'the LORD'? Verse of the Day , Psalm 121:2 Treasury of Scripture Knowing. Now, in this beautiful psalm we have a notable instance of such different rendering. Looking up, listen; you may hear the voices of the hills saying, "Be still! His gracious power will overshadow us at every step we take. And for ourselves the promise holds good. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. you as you go out and on your way home, (verse 8). It is a revelation to us to discover that God's supreme interest is not in eyelets, as ours is. THE EVER-WATCHFUL WATCHMAN SEES. Psalms 120 Psalms 122 Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles Psalm 121:7 (NCV) In silence God doth speak.". Psalm 121 was sung by the ancient Israelites as they made the long journey to Jerusalem. Sorrow has its snares, and so has joy. Wait! v7 The *LORD is the And the mountains still soothe and calm God's people. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced He will keep your soul. The right hand is the working hand; let them but turn to their duty, and they shall find God ready to give them success. Latin writers call the right side "latus aperture.". He shall preserve thy soul; or, keep thy soul. 5. upon thy right hand--a protector's place ( Psalms 109:31 , 110:5 ). Men know this, and are duly warned to take all precautions. Its important to realize that every person will face challenges in their lives, especially Christians. We must come within the circle of the covenanted people of God ere we can lay claim to the fulfillment of a psalm like this. "Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening;" then he cometh in for rest. 2. WE MUST LIFT OURSELVES UP IN THE WHOLE POWER OF OUR BEING TO REALIZE GOD'S NEARNESS TO HELP US. What is the value of all God's providential mercies, his blessed keeping of us in health and external well-beingwhat is the value of it except for the effect it has upon our minds? 1. The Lord keep thee from all evil; the Lord keep thy soul. GOD-DRAWN, WE LOOK UP, AND SO GROW STRONG. The official youth channel for pursueGOD.org. Where is God when life gets hard? 5. The words "slumber" and "sleep" are not climactic. God will not allow any evil to approach him, so as to do him hurt. hills (verse 1). But the man does not know the peril of his physical condition. so long as thou hast "goings out" and "comings in." is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. "which is omnipotent.". THE "COMING IN" OF LIFE MAY INDICATE ITS PASSIVITIES AND QUIET RELATION-strips. Checking. Three times a year, the men of Israel would set out for Jerusalem to celebrate the feasts of the Lord and to worship their God at the Holy Temple, which stood majestically at the top of Mount Zion. 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. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. v2 My help comes from Slang to arrest. We think evil to be that which injuriously affects our circumstances; God sees evil as that which injuriously affects us. dangerous places. you help. The "holy hills," that stand round about Jerusalem, are intended (Psalms 87:1; Psalms 125:2). Yahweh will protect you from all evil; he will protect your life. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. THE preceding psalm is one of complaint; the present, one of comfort and consolation. But the very reverse was the truth. Psalms 121:8. preserve, but prosper in all, ( Psalms 1:3 ) ; the Lord air of this world, and of his entrance into the world to come. It referred to Israel's journeyings from Babylon to Judah, or from wherever their abode might be, up to the great festivals. What are we to say? There is a very simple message here: God never sleeps, slumbers or naps. How powerfully we are all drawn by world-interests! But if his soul has been kept, has not God been true to his word? The Being who framed man's wonderful nature would naturally provide for its great wantsthe wants he had himself created. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1]. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills," etc. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. 3. fall". The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in. 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. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. The LORD guards you from every evil. you when you go out. I. WORLD-DRAWN, WE LOOK DOWN, AND SO ARE WEAK. This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. It has, indeed, no moral quality that he can recognize. And their experience reminds us of some important truths. II. Oar wants go so far, and strike so deep, that human sympathy does not avail; it falls short; we need more than it can bring. Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. foot", (See Gill on Genesis Psalm 121 answers this question for us. He will attend us to the close of life (Psalms 121:8). Read the psalm and change "you" or "your" to It is not for the godless, but for the regenerated people of God. v8 The *LORD *guards you" means "stop somebody hurting you". The same verb is used throughout. Lament Psalms. 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. New American Standard Bible Chapter Parallel Psalm 121:7 (NAS) The LORD will protect you from all evil; He I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. It is the steadfast love of the Lord After a man has sinned against the Holy Ghost, there is no repentance for him. of Psalm 121:5-6. Look to him at any hour in the light or in the night. One important distinction may be Pointed out here. The LORD will protect you from all evil; God will protect your very life. THE MOUNTAINS CAN DIRECT US WHERE TO FIND HELP AND SAFETY. The one that *guards you will not sleep. This psalm is best taken as expressing the pious confidence of an individual believer, who addresses his inner self in words of comfort which are framed as if proceeding from another person. He will keep your soul. travelling; in all affairs, civil and religious; and not only v2 My help comes from the *LORD. Dishonesty found out is evil. Prayers for Gods deliverance in moments of despair. After personally celebrating Yahwehs guardianship in verses 12, the psalmist turns to give assurance to others in verses 38. Were on a mission to change that. The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. And they do good because, at bottom, they are lovers of good. Yet at the best no absolute security can be placed in any human watchman. Psalm 121:7, NLT: The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. Illustrate by the fact that the sunstroke is only an occasional peril. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. ); plagiarize. How business life tends to absorb all time, all thought, all energy, so that scarce any are left for God! As we contemplate the awful number of victims to such causes as we have named, and the yet worse ruin which comes from moral causes, it is not to be wondered at that some regard this psalm as rather a pious imagination than the declaration of actual fact. 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. There are enervating influences, suggestive examples. 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. It shows us how God helps us when life gets hard. Man is profoundly interested in what happens, and is wont to stop there, and miss the meaning of what happens. Their provision and protection came only from the Lord. Genesis; Exodus; Leviticus; Numbers; Deuteronomy; Psalm 121:7 (GW) For to men in this world God's voice is ever calling. The Hebrew of verse 4 suggests a development from what precedes. Men) , which signifies "his good" or "pleasant foot" Psalms 121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. So, verse 1 begins with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Uncertainties; possibly some very great joy, or some overwhelming sorrow, or some very sore perplexity, or even the last experience of death. Yahweh is always awake, always aware, and always watching over his children. 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. He not only sees things, but sees the significance of things. Hence God may preserve a man's soul when he lets his outward affairs go all to ruin; for the sake of his soul this may be needed. Psalm 121:7 (ESV) We do not see that the sense is obscured in this instance, but we think the emphasis and force are lessened. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Psalms 121:7. The peoples voice in the psalm cries to God for deliverance on three counts. "Shall I lift up mine eyes unto the hills? Look up!" Isaiah 27:3). What, then, would be any man's hope of preserving moral health and safety, if we might not cherish the assurance of the psalmist, that God understands all secret perils that gather about us, and will not let the moon smite us by night? He will not suffer thy foot to be moved. Psalm 121:7 (CEBA) What does the Bible say about God never sleeping? Let her influence over this earth be studied; it is more powerful than is generally known." Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. Whence should my help come?" In his rendering, Bloch presents a shirtless black man with his eyes lifted unto the hills, seeking relief from God. 3, 4. Thou shalt not be hurt, neither by the open assaults, nor by the secret attempts of thine enemies. Informal to make dishonest use of (another persons idea, writing, etc. II. And he *guards you when you come in. He will be our Keeper, our Shade upon our right hand (Psalms 121:5). The one peril of the night-watchman is that he might be overcome with sleep. s guardianship also means he is constantly watching over our souls (verses 3b4). TO THE MORNING AND EVENING OF LIFE. The psalmist is, as it were, holding a colloquy with himself. "The Lord shall preserve thy going out." Psalms 121:8. Psalm 121:7 (LEB) the *LORD. Psalms 121:8. 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.. "*Protect We think so much of the keeping of the body, and of a man's outward circumstances. Psalm 121:7 (CJB) The greater includes the less. THE GREATNESS OF OUR NEED. What does Psalm 121 verse 8 mean? Look up; you will feel the heaven-breath upon your face. III. Now the verses in Psalms are pretty straightforward, verse 4 says, God will neither slumber nor sleep. 6-8. The sun and the moon. "Our help cometh from the Lord."S.C. Too often we are just shortsighted. 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