Psalms 121:1
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Study Guide
Psalms 121
Ikhtisar
A Song of Ascent affirming that the Lord is the keeper of Israel, neither slumbering nor sleeping. He is shade from the sun and protector from the moon. The Lord will keep you going out and coming in from this time forth and forevermore — one of the most comforting promises in the Psalter.
Key Verses
Psalms 121:2
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
Psalms 121:3
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Psalms 121:7
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Psalms 121:8
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Full Text
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.
5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.