TO OUR EXPERIENCES OF SORROW AND OF GLADNESS. The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. III. All sins shall be forgiven, except the sin against the Holy Ghost; for Jesus will save all except the sons of perdition. 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. The Targum is. His salvation is not so limited, lie saves the whole man, and bears as real a relation to man's temporal as to his spiritual needs. are called Namphanians, as Austin observes F25; who Whereas verse 3 suggests your Guardian will not slumber now, verse 4 stresses Israels Guardian will never slumber nor sleep. ", I. (120-7) The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul. The phrase is an equivalent of "The Lord shall preserve thee in all thy ways" (Psalms 91:11). He will guard us from all forms of evil. My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.". 13 tr to perform a face-lift on. Estimates the importance of what he sees. Look up, and grow strong. But he is promising that, amidst seas of adversity, the elect will remain upheld, not because of their own doing, but because of the preserving hand of God. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1]. Quarrelsomeness breaking friendship is evil. What does Psalms 121 mean? Psalm 121 The God Who Keeps and Helps. The one duty of the watchman is to keep ever, through his watching-time, awake and alert. There shall not be even a slip of the foot, a thing so common in mountainous lands, and often so perilous, and the keeping shall be night and day alike, and close at hand (Psalms 121:5). Proud member The peoples voice in the psalm cries to God for deliverance on three counts. Salem Media Group. 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. After personally celebrating Yahwehs guardianship in verses 12, the psalmist turns to give assurance to others in verses 38. air of this world, and of his entrance into the world to come. And in the New Jerusalem, one of its sweetest promises was that its people should "go no more out forever." THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE IS THE PROVIDENCE OF THIS WORLD. *guarding you (verses 3, 4). The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Little slips into inexactness or untruthfulness. GOD MISSES WHAT MAN SEES. But the encouraging this is that God is here to help you through your challenges. Looking up, listen; you may hear the voices of the hills saying, "Be still! From whence cometh my help. We will not do that, but we will reply, I. Words in brackets, ( ), are Do not put your hope today in yourself, for were it not for God, you would surely slip. The true saving of a man for the life that now is involves the saving of the man for the life that is to come. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; he shall preserve thy soul. The pillar-cloud of the Divine presence was always there, night and day; and never anything could happen to Israel that was not divinely permitted. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming Look to him at any hour in the light or in the night. What a glorious promise. v4 It is certain that about it; in all ways, works, and conversation; in journeying and People that robbed you hid in the He is always there to give I. It has, indeed, no moral quality that he can recognize. Illustrate by the fact that the sunstroke is only an occasional peril. Much of self, of man, and of things. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. He will be our Keeper, our Shade upon our right hand (Psalms 121:5). Elijah was calmed, and made himself again, by the soothing influences of Horeb, the mount of God. Their provision and protection came only from the Lord. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Psalm 121:7 (CJB) We can count on the constancy of his care. Psalm 121:7 (WEB) It has been proved, beyond a doubt, that the moon smites as well as the sun, causing blindness for a time, and even the distortion of the features. is not this psalm actual fact? Psalm 121:38 continues the theme of God's protection of His people. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. He will not suffer thy Just because you follow God, it doesnt mean that you will not face tough times in life. Is this Jehovah or Yahweh or YHWH or Yahua? to be moved--(Compare Psalms 38:16 , 66:9 ). The opening two verses form a poetic question and answer: I lift up my Informal to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal. Psalm 121:1-2 I lift up my eyes to the mountains where does my help come from? (Psalms 121:3-6.) And if we truly desire it, the Lord will keep our going out and our coming in, in this sense also. ADONAI will guard you against all harm; he will guard your life. How can you tell if God is trying to tell you something? But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. What does Psalms 121:7-8 mean? 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 is a revelation to us to discover that God's supreme interest is not in eyelets, as ours is. Psalm 121 is categorized as one of the Songs of Ascent sung by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. "thy defense." to be the contraction of (wmep And when some terrible catastrophe occurs, as from time to time is the case, still, if we be of God's Israel, we are kept: "He shall preserve thy soul." The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. An EasyEnglish Translation with Notes (about 1200 word (The Lord shall keep thee safe from all evil; yea, the Lord shall keep thee safe.). "Lord, art thou here? The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. But we need not miss the important fact that God's soul-keeping runs along with, and works through, our own soul-keeping. THE SUN IS THE TYPE OF THE OPEN PERILS OF THE GODLY LIFE. Certainties; duties, difficulties, vexations, trials, temptations, opportunities. Learn more. The last clause, read as a question, is answered. Psalm 121:7 (MSG) He is the one that *guards your life. The one that *guards you will not sleep. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 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. God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life. Psalm 121 answers this question for us. The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. Psalm 121:7 (ESV) ", II. This journey was dangerous, and we see that reflected in the opening words of the psalm. Psalm 121:7 (DBY) The LORD will protect you from all evil; God will protect your very life. so long as thou hast "goings out" and "comings in." We all face challenges. The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. THE GREATNESS OF OUR NEED. It referred to Israel's journeyings from Babylon to Judah, or from wherever their abode might be, up to the great festivals. The sun strikes the man who is in a physical condition to receive the stroke. the hills I find no help there. Looking up, you see how earth-clouds are glorified. He shall preserve thy soul; or, keep thy soul. It shows us how God helps us when life gets hard. v3 He will not let your foot *slide. We think so much of the keeping of the body, and of a man's outward circumstances. The psalmist addresses himself with consolatory assurances. The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. Psalm 121:7 (YLT) What does the Bible say about God never sleeping? Oh, to lose the downward look which has so grown upon us by the pressure of life-cares! It is almighty wisdom that contrives, and almighty power that works the safety of those that put themselves under God's protection. This comes out plainly in Perowne's rendering, "Whence should my help come? 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." The LORD will guard you from all evil, preserving your life. Psalm 121:7 (CSB) He then proceeds to cheer himself with assurances of God's sleepless care and protection. He will keep your soul. The goal is to recharge the spiritual batteries and accomplish something special that time would not allow during the daily routine of clergy. hurting you". The Israelites faced tremendous dangers as they scaled the hills around Jerusalem to come to religious festivals. Verse of the Day , Psalm 121:2 Treasury of Scripture Knowing. That is, when a theme or message jumps out at you repeatedly. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Its important to realize that every person will face challenges in their lives, especially Christians. Meat, when exposed to the moonbeams, becomes quickly tainted. 3. This is true in the physical sphere. 2. Clarke's Commentary. This is the second of the series of psalms which are titled A Song of Ascents. 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. It says that our help comes from God. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. What does I lift my eyes to the hills mean? v2 My help comes from the Lord is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. God's care for us will not suffer him to sleep or become indifferent to us. "The darkness and the light are both alike to him."R.T. The Lord shall prevent the evil thou fearest, and sanctify, remove, or lighten the evil thou feelest. heaven ~ here it means "the sky and all the This may be applied to the national life of Israel. Worn out, the nurse may fall asleep, but the eye of the God of all consolation is never dimmed (see Psalms 139:1-24.). 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. 3. Not for one small moment will he forget us; day and night we shall be the objects of his watchful love. Tehillim 121:7 (OJB) The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 5 The Lord watches over you. The LORD will keep you from all harm he will watch over your life; Psalm 121:7 (NKJV) fall". I lift up my eyes to the hills where does my help come from? 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." Now, in this beautiful psalm we have a notable instance of such different rendering. 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. Psalm 121:7 (NRSA) God gives to his beloved sleep (Psalm 127:2), and we are able to rest only because we know God never does. hills (verse 1). 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. (120-7) The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul. For example, if you are a student, you might be having a difficult time with your parents, friends, or teachers right now. The Psalms offer an important message to those who long for sleep in the midst of lifes anxious times. Wait! THE GENERAL RULE OF GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL CARE IS AS HERE SET FORTH. There is a very simple message here: God never sleeps, slumbers or naps. F26; and so one that, wherever he comes The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Psalm 121 was sung by the ancient Israelites as they made the long journey to Jerusalem. "Not let your foot slip" (verse 3) means "not let you He "will not slumber," etc. The psalmist is not promising the absence of pain or even failure. The voice calls continually, "Lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh!". But it is true also in the moral sphere, it is the calamity side of evil which absorbs man's attention. God has often refreshed his fainting servants with the sight of his everlasting hills. (Students). Let her influence over this earth be studied; it is more powerful than is generally known." v6 The sun will not 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. Salem Media Group. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in (comp. Psalm 121:7, NASB: The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. THE PROMISE MAY BE TRUE TO THE HEART WHEN ITS FULFILLMENT IS NOT APPARENT TO THE EYE. In his rendering, Bloch presents a shirtless black man with his eyes lifted unto the hills, seeking relief from God. What does the psalmist mean when he says, I lift my eyes to the hills (Psalm 121:1). Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. Now, even in this literal sense, the promise was no mean one. The Being who framed man's wonderful nature would naturally provide for its great wantsthe wants he had himself created. Psalm 121:7 (GNT) Enthronement Psalms. Psalm 121:7 (TMBA) The Lord will protect you from all dangers; he will guard your life. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. 5. In silence God doth speak.". It is only an agency for securing evil or good. Psalms 121:7. OUR IDEA OF BEING KEPT AND GOD'S IDEA MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT. We shall best appreciate it if we consider. Instead, there was danger! THE EVER-WATCHFUL WATCHMAN SEES. The LORD will preserve thee from all evil: he will preserve thy soul. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. He does not faint or grow weary (Isaiah 40:28). 8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. He will preserve us, ourselves; not only our home, our fortune, our credit, our reputation, but ourselves: "He shall preserve thy soul." Psalms 121:8. The assurance rises from the particular to the general. One really obvious way that God tries to get your attention is repetition. It is the steadfast love of the Lord There are luxuries, listlessnesses, selfishnesses, of our very resting-times; rod we need God for our coming in lest the self or self-indulgence should gain undue power over us.R.T. And this assurance carried with it the confidence that God's defense and blessing were still upon the restored nation. THE "COMING IN" OF LIFE MAY INDICATE ITS PASSIVITIES AND QUIET RELATION-strips. We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. Buchanan, writing with the Cuchullin hills all about him, says. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. If you are looking to the Lord for your help, He will preserve you from all evil. In this "God's thoughts are not as our thoughts." There was no help in the So, we probably did not misunderstand those verses. This is the same The same verb is used throughout. Psalm 121:7 (RSVA) 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.". My help cometh from the Lord; literally, my help is from the Lord. you and be the one that *guards you. Man is profoundly interested in what happens, and is wont to stop there, and miss the meaning of what happens. 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. Therefore we rest assured that the Lord will keep us flora all evil, he will keep our soul.S.C. This is more necessary in a watchman than keeping awake; he must be quick to observe, attentive, noticing everything. In Psalm 121:3b-4 we are told, [God] who keeps you will not slumber. We must not only look around, but above, must "lift up our eyes to the hills, from whence cometh our help," for our "help cometh from the Lord" (Psalms 121:1, Psalms 121:2). "All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do." Do not fear him, declares the LORD, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.. Psalm 121:5-6. Christians believe in good. The story of Psalm 121 is in the note on Psalm 120. 2. Yet even in respect of these we need the assurance of an outside and Divine protection. 1. With him is all power. v5 The *LORD is the As they ascended the hilly slopes of Jerusalem, their faces were steadfastly set towards the place that represented the Presence of the Lord, the Ark of the Covenant, in the most holy place III. God keeps His people at all times and in all perils. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. 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. ADONAI will guard you against all harm; he will guard your life. word list at the end explains all the words that have a *star by them. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. Might stood for right, and hence the "going out and coming in" of Israel in those days was ever attended with much peril. 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." 2. II. good or prosperous foot. As a song sung by travelers, this is particularly relevant for the trust Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Look in Psalm 120 about the covenant. (verse 2). My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. of 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. Disaster, disease, disappointment, defeat, occupy man's thoughts, and are, properly enough, from his point of view, classed as evils. The official youth channel for pursueGOD.org. 2. by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge ( Psalms 115:15 ), to which. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. But we can see him only from the heights of the soul. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. blessing him, coming in and going out, ( Deuteronomy Dont forget him. New American Standard Bible Chapter Parallel Psalm 121:7 (NAS) The LORD will protect you from all evil; He The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; or, "keep thee." THE INSUFFICIENCY OF HUMAN HELP. It is all about the LORD. Now the verses in Psalms are pretty straightforward, verse 4 says, God will neither slumber nor sleep. Men) , which signifies "his good" or "pleasant foot" By his wonderful overrulings, which constantly turn seeming evil into real and permanent good. Psalm 121 is the second of the fifteen Psalms of ascent (Psalm 120 to Psalm 134). Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul. Psalm 121:7 (BBE) It is only as man's spiritual nature is quickened that moral evil, as distinct from moral calamity, is apprehended. Remain dependent on him. Psalm 121:7 (RSV) 8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore (Psalm 121:7-8). Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. guards you ~ stops people hurting or killing you . The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. The LORD will keep you from all evil. The Word of the Lord, as the Targum. He alone has both the power and the will to assist me. 1. Psalm 121 (This is) a song for climbing. 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. Many calamitous, or what appear calamitous, events to us are not evils in the sight of tied, but, under his control, issue in our eternal good.S. you" means "stop somebody hurting you". Psalm 121:7 (WBT) He will watch over your life. But God does not call calamity evil. Five kinds of psalms include praise, wisdom, royal, thanksgiving, and lament. It is almighty wisdom that contrives, and almighty power that works the safety of those that put themselves under God's protection. 4. 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. He made the *heaven and the earth. v8 The *LORD *guards Should Christians Play the Charlie Charlie Game? The band of pilgrims who set out from Babylon to return to their native land and to re-establish the worship of God were a special and a holy company, and God did keep them as they journeyed on along the weary wilderness-ways. Thats good, but understand that God is here to help you too. 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. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. Yahwehs guardianship means that he ensures our perseverance. 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 Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. II. It is not one Israelite alone over whom God will watch unceasingly, but the whole people of Israel. The sun shall not smite by day, nor the moon by night; "the Lord will preserve us from all evil" (Psalms 121:6, Psalms 121:7). *guard you also! you when you go out. The psalm may be understood literally, as a prayer of the persecuted who has taken refuge in the temple, or figuratively, of one who has taken refuge in God. I will lift up mine eyes--expresses desire (compare Psalms 25:1 ), mingled with expectation. Lament Psalms. He will "not suffer thy foot to be moved" (Psalms 121:3); he will uphold us in the path of righteousness; and if we have to walk "in slippery places," yet his right hand will hold us, and our soul will not be stained with the sin which injures and defiles. 3, 4. Yahweh will protect you from all evil; he will protect your life. The *LORD is near you to *protect you. Those who trust and worship God may expect to pass through the valley of weeping. The LORD guards you from every evil. The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. In transacting all the business of life, in going in and out And the mountains still soothe and calm God's people. Deu 28:6; 1 Samuel 29:6; Far from the busy crowd. Psalms 121. A Song of degrees. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The time is fast approaching when today's door of grace will be shut fast and God will take us to be with Himself before He begins to pour out His wrath on a Christ-rejecting, sinful and rebellious generation. "The Lord shall preserve thy going out." II. THE MOUNTAINS CANNOT GIVE US HELP AND SAFETY. We go out in the morning refreshed, vigorous, full of conscious power, and in some peril of stir-reliance. My help (cometh) from Jehovah, the Maker of heaven and earth. Wow! Indeed, the Hebrew word for "slumber" is the stronger term of the two. "From whence shall my help come?" This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. God does not sleephis vigilance is unceasing (comp. After a man has sinned against the Holy Ghost, there is no repentance for him. He would not only pay the price for the sins of Israel, but for the sin of the whole world. Praise to God for His gracious acts. To succeed in earthly things we must engage the whole heart and powers in them. Psalms 121:8. "Keep thy heart with all keepings, for out of it are the issues of life."R.T. III. Read the psalm and change "you" or "your" to upon princes and great men? The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Mr. Martin says, "Of the effects of the moon on animal life very many instances could be cited. It is not that he expects help from the mountainshis hope is fixed on him who made the mountains. Psalms 121:8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. v4 It is certain that he will not sleep. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. 1. "Our help cometh from the Lord."S.C. that sustains. For those olden days were not days of settled law and order, in which life and property were secure, and evil-doers could scarce hope to escape punishment. And it is the fact for most thoughtfully disposed persons, that more help is gained for pious meditation from mountain districts than from the changeableness of the sea, or the varying but ever-gentle beauty of the landscapes. We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. It is a protection for life. They are but God's instruments for our good.

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