: 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. Who do you turn to in times of crisis? one that *guards you. Might stood for right, and hence the "going out and coming in" of Israel in those days was ever attended with much peril. But "the question is only asked to give more effect to the answer" (Cheyne). It has, indeed, no moral quality that he can recognize. But we need not miss the important fact that God's soul-keeping runs along with, and works through, our own soul-keeping. In Psalm 121:3b-4 we are told, [God] who keeps you will not slumber. In whatever special circumstances, or for whatever particular occasion, this psalm may have been written, it is certain that it is admirably suited to suggest New Year's thoughts to our minds. Lament Psalms. The psalmist is not promising the absence of pain or even failure. The psalmist is, as it were, holding a colloquy with himself. 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. It Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Slang to arrest. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Domestic woman is world-absorbed. Jesus said, "I am always with you" (Matthew 28:20). "All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do." slip ~ not stand in a safe way, as on ice or wet ground. Where will my help come from? Maybe its a friend or your mom. The story of Psalm 121 is in the note on Psalm 120. This same God is the One from Whom our help comes. THE MOON IS THE TYPE OF THE SECRET PERILS OF THE GODLY LIFE. 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. 1. 2. "This God is our God forever and ever, he will be our guide even unto death" (Psalms 48:14). Covenanters and others found safety in the rocks and mountains in days of religious persecution; but their God was their real defense. Psalm 121 answers this question for us. God's care for us will not suffer him to sleep or become indifferent to us. This is more necessary in a watchman than keeping awake; he must be quick to observe, attentive, noticing everything. 6-8. 28:6 ) ; and such, with the poet F24, are said to go with a The assurance rises from the particular to the general. 5The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. And the peace of and your minds in Christ Jesus. 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. First, as a continuation of Gods grace in bringing the people back from captivity. But whatever be its form, our God can "keep" us true, pure, holy. The phrase is an equivalent of "The Lord shall preserve thee in all thy ways" (Psalms 91:11). KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. They do not remain with us; parents die; brothers and sisters are scattered far and wide; friends become estranged. Hush the life-fever! you help. III. Thank him. Psalm 121 opens with the confident assertion that God will be his helper: I lift up my eyes to the mountains. Tucker explains mountains has been interpreted negatively, as the 1. Psalms 121:8. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. And how we need to be kept amid our daily work and business! They are but God's instruments for our good. This page last updated: December 13, 2022. My help (cometh) from Jehovah, the Maker of heaven and earth. 5. upon thy right hand--a protector's place ( Psalms 109:31 , 110:5 ). And if this be so, the mere change of our circumstances is not the thing for us chiefly to desire; we should rather seek the Divine overruling, which includes defense from what God sees to be evil, and involves making "all things work together for good.". Yet even in respect of these we need the assurance of an outside and Divine protection. Look up, and grow strong. Informal to make dishonest use of (another persons idea, writing, etc. The sun strikes openly, and is especially perilous when it strikes on the lower part of the back of the head. Recognizes the relation of what he sees to his people. "He that keepeth thee will not slumber." 2. by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge ( Psalms 115:15 ), to which. THE PROMISE MAY BE TRUE TO THE HEART WHEN ITS FULFILLMENT IS NOT APPARENT TO THE EYE. hurting you". 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. Moses was sent to feel the inspirations of Sinai. It seems to be the one universal power that this sin-smitten world possesses over its creaturesit bends their shoulders, it bows their heads, it gives, it keeps, the downward look. He will be our Keeper, our Shade upon our right hand (Psalms 121:5). Our real self is not harmed, the Lord is our Keeper, as he said. The Lord keep thee from all evil; the Lord keep thy soul. of s guardianship also means he is constantly watching over our souls (verses 3b4). He never sleeps, so he never stops "Your Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.". Would we but stop and hush awhile, we might hear it always near us, saying, "Look up! there. The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. There God had "promised his blessing, even life forevermore" (Psalms 133:3). Hashem shall preserve thee from kol rah; He shall preserve thy nefesh. It is not one Israelite alone over whom God will watch unceasingly, but the whole people of Israel. He is a wakeful, watchful Keeper; he is never weary; he not only does not sleep, but he does not so much as slumber. The official youth channel for pursueGOD.org. His sleepless vigilance is added. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 2. We go out in the morning refreshed, vigorous, full of conscious power, and in some peril of stir-reliance. It never ceases but it is replenished every dawn (Lamentations 3:2223). 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. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. "*Protect 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. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. 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. ADONAI will guard you against all harm; he will guard your life. There can come no difficulty, no entanglement, from which he cannot deliver us; there can come no sorrow in which he will not be able to support us. Psalm 121:38 continues the theme of God's protection of His people. Sorrow has its snares, and so has joy. It is all about the LORD. Shall I depend upon the strength of the hills? Do not fear him, declares the LORD, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.. He *guards 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. This is the second of the series of psalms which are titled A Song of Ascents. With him is all power. The LORD will keep you from every kind of harm. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Psalms 121:8. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Looking up, listen; you may hear the voices of the hills saying, "Be still! are called Namphanians, as Austin observes F25; who Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Praise to God for His gracious acts. Arama interprets it of a man's going out into the "But"so ask not a few"is all that true? Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. The sure confidence we have today that we will remain with God tomorrow is God himself. not in the *Hebrew Bible. The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. He will guard us from all forms of evil. in He not only sees things, but sees the significance of things. The "holy hills," that stand round about Jerusalem, are intended (Psalms 87:1; Psalms 125:2). Yahwehs guardianship means that he ensures our perseverance. 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. So, we probably did not misunderstand those verses. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. From this time forth, and even forevermore; i.e. so long as thou hast "goings out" and "comings in." More insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free! We naturally and rightly look to our kindred and to our friends for sympathy and succor. 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! He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. The LORD will protect you from all evil; God will protect your very life. If we could just lift up our eyes to hills and to the heavens beyond, we would catch a glimpse of the powerful God who created all of this vast universe. 7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life. 8. thy going out, &c.--all thy ways ( Deuteronomy 28:19 , Psalms 104:23 ). 8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore (Psalm 121:7-8). Why are there different names for Jesus? 4. Which made heaven and earth; i.e. Professor, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Psalm 121 is a treasure of promise for the suffering believer, whose help comes from the Lord What does it mean that God has removed our sins from us as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12)? to be the contraction of (wmep For example, if you are a student, you might be having a difficult time with your parents, friends, or teachers right now. God's people are, after all, the happiest people under the sun. "Lord, art thou here? Protection was especially needed on the right hand, as the side which no shield guarded. Latin writers call the right side "latus aperture.". There have been and there are exceptions, but taking the history of God's people in all ages, and looking at their average experience, may we not cryIt is well with the righteous; the Lord is their Keeper? This comes out plainly in Perowne's rendering, "Whence should my help come? A thousand things in common life, that seem to have no more Power of mischief in them than have the moonbeams. - We must not rely upon men and means, instruments and second causes. The term "soul" stands often in the Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments for the animal life; but we use it for that spiritual being which man is, as distinguished from that bodily form which man has. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1]. He shall preserve thy soul; or, keep thy soul. connection with him: such an one was Jacob in the house of Laban, The Hebrew of verse 4 suggests a development from what precedes. Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. We may not think that God estimates evil precisely as we do. you as you go out and on your way home, (verse 8). It is a protection for life. He will keep your soul. II. The Lord will protect you from all dangers; he will guard your life. The spiritually awakened man sees evil as God sees it; and, therefore, when he prays to be kept from all evil, he means kept from himselffrom the evil that is in him. Absolute security of defense lies in God, and we may fully trust in him. He fled to the mountains; but God preserved him, not the mountain. indeed, he who watches over 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." It is almighty wisdom that contrives, and almighty power that works the safety of those that put themselves under God's protection. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. your foot *slide. The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. But the encouraging this is that God is here to help you through your challenges. Moses was helped to realize the power of Jehovah by the daily impressions of the huge, craggy, awful mountain forms of Sinai. 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. 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? Psalm 121:7 (NRS) The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. It might have been written by a Daniel, as he sat at his open window, and looked away over the broad, fiat plains of Babylon toward the distant mountain-land of Israel. 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. All rights reserved. "Shall neither slumber nor sleep." As a song sung by travelers, this is particularly relevant for the trust From whence cometh my help. Men know this, and are duly warned to take all precautions. (The Lord shall keep thee safe from all evil; yea, the Lord shall keep thee safe.). "The redeemed of the Lord shall come with joy and singing," etc. THE GENERAL RULE OF GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL CARE IS AS HERE SET FORTH. We can count on the constancy of his care. It is in the form of a dialogue.. Ver. And I will execute great vengeance upon them, love the Lord your God with all your heart, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God, Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc, Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense), Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental). v7 The *LORD is the Makes what he sees the ground of his prompt and gracious action in their behalf. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. (here, God and his people). THE MOUNTAINS CANNOT GIVE US HELP AND SAFETY. The Lord After a man has sinned against the Holy Ghost, there is no repentance for him. Elijah was calmed, and made himself again, by the soothing influences of Horeb, the mount of God. Psalms 121:1-8 . 3. Yahweh will protect you from all evil; he will protect your life. The Lord is thy Keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. 39:23 ) . This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. THE preceding psalm is one of complaint; the present, one of comfort and consolation. Its important to realize that every person will face challenges in their lives, especially Christians. The opening two verses form a poetic question and answer: I lift up my In transacting all the business of life, in going in and out God has often refreshed his fainting servants with the sight of his everlasting hills. "Going out" was a synonym for sorrow; "coming in," for gladness and joy. "In every place, beholding the evil and the good.". Proud member THE INSUFFICIENCY OF HUMAN HELP. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. Thee Lord shall preserve them from all evil. 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. *covenant is when two or more people agree together. The same verb is used throughout. One thing about them is suggested by our textthey make us look up. 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. Man is profoundly interested in what happens, and is wont to stop there, and miss the meaning of what happens. (Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4). Metrically, the psalm falls into four stanzas of four lines each. And this assurance carried with it the confidence that God's defense and blessing were still upon the restored nation. Psalm 121:7 (TMBA) There are enervating influences, suggestive examples. They appeal to both poetic and religious feeling. PSALM 121:7. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. 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. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for Quotes available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. It is not for the godless, but for the regenerated people of God. THE GREATNESS OF OUR NEED. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Not for one small moment will he forget us; day and night we shall be the objects of his watchful love. He is able and willing to make "all grace abound" unto "all-sufficiency." Drunkenness ruining a life is evil. My help cometh from the Lord; literally, my help is from the Lord. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. ); plagiarize. Man's enterprise may bring him into situations of bodily danger. Hashem shall preserve thee from kol rah; He shall preserve thy nefesh. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Hence whilst the idea of "going out" suggested only what was sad, that of "coming in," the return from exile, was full of joy. New American Standard Bible Chapter Parallel Psalm 121:7 (NAS) The LORD will protect you from all evil; He Little slips into inexactness or untruthfulness. Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul. How powerfully we are all drawn by world-interests! 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. The moral possibilities that are in all events. God does not sleephis vigilance is unceasing (comp. Psalm 121:7, CSB: The Lord will you and be the one that *guards you. It is a time congregations grant clergy as a period of rest and reflection to take leave of ones responsibilities. Business man is world-absorbed. Bible Gateway Psalm 91 :: NIV. 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. 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. 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. Psalms 121:7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; or, "keep thee." the *LORD. 1. Is it Jesus or Yeshua? The general conduct and occupation of a man in his varied affairs are what is meant in all these passages. The words "slumber" and "sleep" are not climactic. Which Is More Stable Thiophene Or Pyridine? Believe it. 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. Psalm 121:7 (NAS) Deu 28:6; 1 Samuel 29:6; 2 Samuel 3:25; 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 19:27). Psalm 121:7 (BBE) The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. Psalm 121:7 (DBY) We all face challenges. 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. Let her influence over this earth be studied; it is more powerful than is generally known." GOD SEES WHAT MAN MISSES. I. Hence such difference of rendering is often misleading, and rather a hiding than a setting forth of the Scripture's true meaning. 5 The Lord watches over you. Evil takes many forms; it comes to us in every guise. Look up, and you shall prove how God "wipes away all tears from our eyes."R.T. Psalm 121:7 (JUB) Should Christians Play the Charlie Charlie Game? The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. v4 It is certain that he will not sleep. They cannot render us all the help we need. His gracious power will overshadow us at every step we take. Psalm 121:5-6. And the shadow of God's curse on sin resting everywhere. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 2. The Lord shall keep thee inwardly and outwardly soul and body alike, from all evil and in all thy ways. He will keep your soul. IV. He is always there to give Buchanan, writing with the Cuchullin hills all about him, says. Informal to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal. 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. Fish become rapidly putrid, and meat, if left exposed, incurable or unpreservable by salt. The world-thoughts abide with us, and even when the sabbath day brings God and heaven near, we find it very hard to get our eyes lifted up. He made the *heaven and the earth. What does Psalm 121 verse 8 mean? But there was someone to send help: the *LORD! I. WE MUST LIFT OURSELVES UP IN THE WHOLE POWER OF OUR BEING TO REALIZE GOD'S NEARNESS TO HELP US. about it; in all ways, works, and conversation; in journeying and 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. v3 He will not let your foot *slide. ", I. Salem Media Group. These were the chief dangers of travelers, whether pilgrims or others. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? It needs to be always kept in mind that the power of temptation depends on the physical, mental, or spiritual condition in which we are found when it assails us. The hurry and bustle of thousands who are hasting to be rich. God watches over your life from beginning to end. The pilgrim lifts up his eyes to the hills, and is satisfied that help is coming to him. He is a wakeful, watchful Keeper; he is never weary; he not only does not sleep, but he does not so much as slumber. Psalm 121 (This is) a song for climbing. Looking up, you find nothing of man'sit is all of God up above. What does it mean that my help comes from the Lord (Psalm 121:2)? The peoples voice in the psalm cries to God for deliverance on three counts. The Being who framed man's wonderful nature would naturally provide for its great wantsthe wants he had himself created. An EasyEnglish Translation with Notes (about 1200 word The influence of the world begets a downward look, a sort of set of the eyes and heart downwards. 5. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. For Israel was a people that had known what it was to go out to drear and dreadful exile, and that more than once. 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). v2 My help comes from the *LORD. Psalm 121:7 (GW) THE MOUNTAINS CAN DIRECT US WHERE TO FIND HELP AND SAFETY. "Certain" is another word for "sure". If we dont have a plan for when, where, and how we will read the Bible, our devotions will probably fall before the demands of the day. I. 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