Psalm 121:7 (NAS) I. The LORD guards you from every evil. Who do you turn to in times of crisis? Or illustrate from the sick-bed of the sufferer. 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. 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. He *guards you from dangers that you do not know about, (verse 7). v2 My help comes from the *LORD. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Warren Wiersbe describes the Valley of Baca as any difficult and painful place in life, where everything seems hopeless and you feel helpless, like the pit of despair. The psalmist addresses himself with consolatory assurances. Why is it good and pleasant for Gods people to be united (Psalm 133:1)? He is able and willing to make "all grace abound" unto "all-sufficiency." people if they obeyed him. Those who trust and worship God may expect to pass through the valley of weeping. The Lord's promise to be with us forever keeps us from covetousness and fear (Hebrews 13:56). For man evil is calamity. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. After Gods people returned from the Babylonian captivity they were suffering new afflictions. 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. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved. What does it mean that God has removed our sins from us as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12)? (Psalms 121:3-6.) The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. ADONAI will guard you against all harm; he will guard your life. He will be our Keeper, our Shade upon our right hand (Psalms 121:5). It is a time congregations grant clergy as a period of rest and reflection to take leave of ones responsibilities. Latin writers call the right side "latus aperture.". Psalm 121:7, NASB: The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. Are we to give up our faith in the blessed guardianship of God, and to consign to the category of credulity the trust which this psalm encourages? Psalm 121:7, NLT: The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. Psalms 121:8. Only when he looks beyond them do they become his security; for then God makes them such. Psalm 121:7 (WBT) And what do we see when we look down? The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. But the very reverse was the truth. Psalm 121:7 (ESV) It is inconceivable that we can be placed in any circumstances or conditions which are unknown to him. He made the *heaven and the earth. The LORD will protect you from all evil; God will protect your very life. TO THE MORNING AND EVENING OF LIFE. and goes, things prosper with him, and with those that are in Psalm 121:7, KJV: The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. you help. No; my confidence is in God only. But there was someone to send help: the *LORD! The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 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. 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. The Lord will keep us from all harm! So, we probably did not misunderstand those verses. dangerous places. It is this down-looking that makes us so weak. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Look again at what we read in verse 2. "From whence shall my help come?" But to pass on to what is of more importance, the truth itself of God's sure keeping, let us. Psalm 121:7, CSB: The Lord will evermore--includes a future state. Psalms 121:8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in (comp. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. fall". Not for one small moment will he forget us; day and night we shall be the objects of his watchful love. I. Genesis; Exodus; Leviticus; Numbers; Deuteronomy; God will keep him then. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. Words in brackets, ( ), are Since the colonial era, abolitionist writers turned to Psalm 121 as proof of Gods protection for enslaved people. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Where does my help come from (Psalm 121:1)? The Lord is thy Keeper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. How can you tell if God is trying to tell you something? An EasyEnglish Translation with Notes (about 1200 word Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul. he so often does, then again we askHas not God been true to his word? The psalmist takes pride in the goodness of God in which he finds safety. These were the chief dangers of travelers, whether pilgrims or others. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul. What a glorious promise. When the psalmist declared, therefore, He will not allow your foot to slip, he was most likely speaking of the perseverance of the saints. Business man is world-absorbed. He is always there to give you and be the one that *guards you. 1. The Lord keep thee from all evil; the Lord keep thy soul. 2. They appeal to both poetic and religious feeling. The goal is to recharge the spiritual batteries and accomplish something special that time would not allow during the daily routine of clergy. 5. And their experience reminds us of some important truths. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. How "the cares of this world" need to be guarded against, and "the deceitfulness of riches" also! We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. The pilgrim lifts up his eyes to the hills, and is satisfied that help is coming to him. Proud member After personally celebrating Yahwehs guardianship in verses 12, the Checking. Far from the busy crowd. about it; in all ways, works, and conversation; in journeying and 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. IV. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. 4. It is a protection for life. 5 The Lord watches over you. 2. He had kept it; they might be sure that he would keep it. It might seem as if the salvation of the soul from spiritual death were all we need be anxious about; but God never urges this point upon us. 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." For example, if you are a student, you might be having a difficult time with your parents, friends, or teachers right now. They knew their strength and their help. Psalms 121:1. He *guards you from dangers that you know about. 3. "The Lord shall keep thy going out and thy coming in." The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. The LORD will guard you from all evil, preserving your life. Not the universal, but the general rule. 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." After a man has sinned against the Holy Ghost, there is no repentance for him. Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? Man's enterprise may bring him into situations of bodily danger. Do not put your hope today in yourself, for were it not for God, you would surely slip. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1]. He is a wakeful, watchful Keeper; he is never weary; he not only does not sleep, but he does not so much as slumber. If the soul be kept, all is kept. 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. 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. He would not only pay the price for the sins of Israel, but for the sin of the whole world. What does this verse really mean? Learn more. v3 He will not let It The one duty of the watchman is to keep ever, through his watching-time, awake and alert. It is only as man's spiritual nature is quickened that moral evil, as distinct from moral calamity, is apprehended. We have been taught to realize that God is Spirit, and dwells near us, as well as in the far-off mountains and in distant worlds. 8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Salem Media Group. Psalm 130 is the 130th psalm of the Book of Psalms, one of the Penitential psalms. God watches over your life 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." This is what it means to lift our eyes to the hills. guards you ~ stops people hurting or killing you . ADONAI will guard you against all harm; he will guard your life. Psalm 121:7 (GNT) The general conduct and occupation of a man in his varied affairs are what is meant in all these passages. Psalm 121:7 (HNV) We think evil to be that which injuriously affects our circumstances; God sees evil as that which injuriously affects us. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; he shall preserve thy soul. This may be applied to the national life of Israel. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth.What does the Bible say about God never sleeping? 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. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! preserve, but prosper in all, ( Psalms 1:3 ) ; the Lord The Hebrew of verse 4 suggests a development from what precedes. No one can snatch Gods sheep out of his hand (John 10:2730), and the one who has justified will never again condemn (Romans 8:3334). The psalmist is, as it were, holding a colloquy with himself. He dwelt in the mountain-group of Zion at Jerusalem, and in the other mountains of Israel. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. you" means "stop somebody hurting you". The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. We do not see that the sense is obscured in this instance, but we think the emphasis and force are lessened. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.. Drunkenness ruining a life is evil. God's care for us will not suffer him to sleep or become indifferent to us. I. Tehillim 121:7 (OJB) All rights reserved. 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. 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. The assurance rises from the particular to the general. II. word list at the end explains all the words that have a *star by them. 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. Jesus said, "I am always with you" (Matthew 28:20). We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. Psalm 121:7 (TMBA) 2023 Caniry - All Rights Reserved A man may be overpowered with sleep, and be physically unable to resist its advances. Plead for his sustaining grace. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. What does Psalm chapter 121 mean? I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. "With his dear Son he freely gives us all things." The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. We can count on the constancy of his care. Illustrations may be taken from the wilderness-journey of Israel. John Calvin summarizes the message of Psalm 85 as follows. II. covenant ~ two people have agreed what each should do "Not let your foot slip" (verse 3) means "not let you From whence cometh my help. The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. The moon may very well be taken as the type of the secret, subtle, insidious perils of the godly life; and these are chiefly to be dreaded. "Lord, art thou here? It shows us how God helps us when life gets hard. 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. It is only an agency for securing evil or good. God's people are, after all, the happiest people under the sun. "which is omnipotent.". (Psalms 121:2.) 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. Arama interprets it of a man's going out into the The one peril of the night-watchman is that he might be overcome with sleep. that sustains. God has made our journeyings safe by means of what we call the inventions of science and the resources of civilization. He does not faint or grow weary (Isaiah 40:28). If you are looking to the Lord for your help, He will preserve you from all evil. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul ( Psalms 121:6-7 ). What does it mean that my help comes from the Lord (Psalm 121:2)? 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. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 8. thy going out, &c.--all thy ways ( Deuteronomy 28:19 , Psalms 104:23 ). 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). Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. He will not suffer thy Psalm 121:7 (CSB) to be the contraction of (wmep Psalm 121:7 (NIV) The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Thanksgiving Psalms. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Yet at the best no absolute security can be placed in any human watchman. upon princes and great men? They cannot render us all the help we need. God will not allow any evil to approach him, so as to do him hurt. Psalms 121:7. Enthronement Psalms. Psalms 120 Psalms 122 Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles travelling; in all affairs, civil and religious; and not only We come in tired. So, verse 1 begins with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; or, "keep thee." Psalm 121:7 (WYC) They look for good. Informal to make dishonest use of (another persons idea, writing, etc. Psalm 121 is the second of the fifteen Psalms of ascent (Psalm 120 to Psalm 134). GOD MISSES WHAT MAN SEES. I will lift up mine eyes--expresses desire (compare Psalms 25:1 ), mingled with expectation. What does I lift my eyes to the hills mean? 2. Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. Psalm 121 is categorized as one of the Songs of Ascent sung by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. Thou shalt not be hurt, neither by the open assaults, nor by the secret attempts of thine enemies. Taking the second idea, we come upon God's continued interest in, and care for, the new life he has quickened in our souls. 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. Thee Lord shall preserve them from all evil. says the word signifies a man of a good foot: and the word seems Lament Psalms. Quotes available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. But because of his ever-sustaining mercy, your faith will remain. God always sees in events that happen persons acting; and in their motives and moods and wills he sees evil or good. Too often we are just shortsighted. The Targum is. indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in (comp. Psalms 121:7. (Psalms 121:1-8) The Guardian of Gods People (Psalms 121:1-8) God the Help of Those Who Seek Him (Psalms 121:1-8) The Now, even in this literal sense, the promise was no mean one. Psalm 121:5-6. Beyond them he must look. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. He shall preserve thy soul; or, keep thy soul. III. Psalm 121:7 (NIRV) If, then, what we call disaster, and think to be so, be really amongst "all things which work together for [not merely precede, but produce the] man's good" as is so often the case (see 2 Corinthians 4:17), then is God's permission or sending of that disaster a falsifying of the promise of this psalm. 5. upon thy right hand--a protector's place ( Psalms 109:31 , 110:5 ). 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. We must look beyond our circumstances, beyond the immediate concerns, beyond the enemies that surround us. This journey was dangerous, and we see that reflected in the opening words of the psalm. The phrase is an equivalent of "The Lord shall preserve thee in all thy ways" (Psalms 91:11). "me", "my" or "I". I. WORLD-DRAWN, WE LOOK DOWN, AND SO ARE WEAK. It is in the form of a dialogue.. Ver. 6. Psalm 121 (This is) a song for climbing. Whence should my help come?" "The redeemed of the Lord shall come with joy and singing," etc. God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life. Mr. Martin says, "Of the effects of the moon on animal life very many instances could be cited. There was no help in the The official youth channel for pursueGOD.org. your foot *slide. Maybe its a friend or your mom. Where will my help come from? But God does not call calamity evil. "Going out" was a synonym for sorrow; "coming in," for gladness and joy. Psalm 121:7 (YLT) v8 The *LORD *guards Uncertainties; possibly some very great joy, or some overwhelming sorrow, or some very sore perplexity, or even the last experience of death. Further, we see only the surface of things; God looks at the reality. 2. The Psalms offer an important message to those who long for sleep in the midst of lifes anxious times. Just because you follow God, it doesnt mean that you will not face tough times in life. With him is all power. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. protects you ~ stops people hurting or killing you . 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