Where does my help come from (Psalm 121:1)? This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Indeed, the Hebrew word for "slumber" is the stronger term of the two. No; my confidence is in God only. Such is a frequent meaning of the expression, "going out and coming in" (see Deuteronomy 28:6, Deuteronomy 28:19; Deuteronomy 23:20; Joshua 1:7; 1 Samuel 29:6). 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. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. nor the moon at night. Moses was sent to feel the inspirations of Sinai. Deu 28:6; 1 Samuel 29:6; I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? Moses was helped to realize the power of Jehovah by the daily impressions of the huge, craggy, awful mountain forms of Sinai. It is his *covenant name. 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.". What does this verse really mean? My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. The LORD will protect you from all evil; God will protect your very life. 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! 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. Arama interprets it of a man's going out into the Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. Let us be found in our work, assured that the blessings promised in this psalm are ours. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; he shall preserve thy soul. Psalms 121:3.The ministering priest answers him, "He will not suffer thy foot to be moved." "Your Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.". The Lord himself shall see to if, whether during the heat of the day or the chill of the night, it matters not. The one that *guards Israel will never sleep. Business man is world-absorbed. The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. All sins shall be forgiven, except the sin against the Holy Ghost; for Jesus will save all except the sons of perdition. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul. Shall I depend upon the strength of the hills? God has often refreshed his fainting servants with the sight of his everlasting hills. foot", (See Gill on Genesis v2 My help comes from the *LORD. TO OUR EXPERIENCES OF SORROW AND OF GLADNESS. Look up, and you shall prove how God "wipes away all tears from our eyes."R.T. 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). (verse 2). "Some trust in horses, and some in chariots," and some in mountains; "but we will trust in the Name of the Lord. With him is all power. It is only an agency for securing evil or good. God's care for us will not suffer him to sleep or become indifferent to us. This is the second of the series of psalms which are titled A Song of Ascents. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. We ask the question: who is 'the LORD'? 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. But God does not call calamity evil. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. Illustrations may be taken from the wilderness-journey of Israel. Psalm 121:7 (WYC) But the encouraging this is that God is here to help you through your challenges. The psalmist is, as it were, holding a colloquy with himself. And so in life there are various temptations and dangers, which we all know about, which every man knows may come into his personal experience, and concerning which we all, in various ways and degrees, take precautions. But we need not miss the important fact that God's soul-keeping runs along with, and works through, our own soul-keeping. He shall preserve thy soul; or, keep thy soul. "This God is our God forever and ever, he will be our guide even unto death" (Psalms 48:14). Psalms 121:2. Read it Yahwehs guardianship means that he ensures our perseverance. whom the Lord blessed, as he says, "since my coming", or at "my Estimates the importance of what he sees. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Sorrow has its snares, and so has joy. The same verb is used throughout. Too often we are just shortsighted. THE CREATOR WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE THE POWER, BUT THE DESIRE, THE DISPOSITION, TO HELP THE CHILD OF HIS LOVE. God will keep him then. He who "made heaven and earth" (Psalms 121:2) can do anything, everything, for us. THE MOUNTAINS CAN DIRECT US WHERE TO FIND HELP AND SAFETY. Far from the busy crowd. We think evil to be that which injuriously affects our circumstances; God sees evil as that which injuriously affects us. The Lord the Keeper of Israel. Enthronement Psalms. Psalm 121:7 (RSVA) The sun strikes the man who is in a physical condition to receive the stroke. The story of Psalm 121 is in the note on Psalm 120. Much of self, of man, and of things. 2. 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). The Lord will protect you from all dangers; he will guard your life. The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. 30:30); and such a foot Joseph had wherever he went, ( 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.. I. Psalm 121 is the second of the fifteen Psalms of ascent (Psalm 120 to Psalm 134). THE "GOING OUT" OF LIFE MAY INDICATE ITS ACTIVITIES AND ENTERPRISES. "All evil." 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. But in comparison with the soul's well-being, God counts these things as of no importance. 1. (He will do this) now and always. Psalm 121 is a treasure of promise for the suffering believer, whose help comes from the Lord (verse 2). The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. These were the chief dangers of travelers, whether pilgrims or others. 3, 4. *LORD is a special name for God. Our English dislike of using the same word repeatedly accounts for this change, and causes the loss of impressiveness which the repeated reverberations of the one emphatic word "keep" were intended to produce. 5. upon thy right hand--a protector's place ( Psalms 109:31 , 110:5 ). v1 When I look up to the hills I find no help there. 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. All rights reserved. Proud member Bible Gateway Psalm 91 :: NIV. 39:5 Genesis Psalm 121 is categorized as one of the Songs of Ascent sung by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. He then proceeds to cheer himself with assurances of God's sleepless care and protection. What does it mean that God has removed our sins from us as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12)? The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. Psalm 121 also pertains to the journey of faith that requires reliance on God. The setting of the psalm is travel to or from Jerusalem as part of a religious pilgrimage. The psalms title, A Song of Ascents perhaps indicates the psalm was intended for use during pilgrimage to Jerusalem for one of Israels festivals. ", I. evermore--includes a future state. Psalm 121:7 (ASV) This last has sometimes been doubted, but the observation of modern travelers seems to show that bad effects actually fellow on sleeping in the moonlight in hot countries. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.. Slang to arrest. II. 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. Psalm 121 (This is) a song for climbing. All rights reserved. The opening two verses form a poetic question and answer: I lift up my It can be through Scripture, sermons, articles, podcasts, or any other means He chooses. I lift up my eyes to the hills where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. This is true in the physical sphere. God keeps His people at all times and in all perils. All kinds of evil. 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). 5. The sun strikes openly, and is especially perilous when it strikes on the lower part of the back of the head. not in the *Hebrew Bible. The one that *guards you will not sleep. We come in tired. THE "COMING IN" OF LIFE MAY INDICATE ITS PASSIVITIES AND QUIET RELATION-strips. This is the same (Psalms 121:3-6.) What is the context of Psalms 121:7? so long as thou hast "goings out" and "comings in." I. Would we but stop and hush awhile, we might hear it always near us, saying, "Look up! They teach us to look up. 7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Look in Psalm 120 about the covenant. Makes what he sees the ground of his prompt and gracious action in their behalf. 6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. We all face challenges. 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. "*Protect It referred to Israel's journeyings from Babylon to Judah, or from wherever their abode might be, up to the great festivals. 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. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. (See verses 2 - 7.) II. v3 He will not let 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. Amazing Promises. I. WORLD-DRAWN, WE LOOK DOWN, AND SO ARE WEAK. Which made heaven and earth; i.e. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Psalms 121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Yahweh will protect you from all evil; he will protect your life. 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). Why is it good and pleasant for Gods people to be united (Psalm 133:1)? The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; or, "keep thee." Old Testament. Then God will Yet even in respect of these we need the assurance of an outside and Divine protection. The same verb is used throughout. The phrase is an equivalent of "The Lord shall preserve thee in all thy ways" (Psalms 91:11). 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. air of this world, and of his entrance into the world to come. Oh, to lose the downward look which has so grown upon us by the pressure of life-cares! "He shall keep thy soul." The last clause, read as a question, is answered. v5 The *LORD is the One thing about them is suggested by our textthey make us look up. THE GENERAL RULE OF GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL CARE IS AS HERE SET FORTH. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. My help cometh from the Lord; literally, my help is from the Lord. 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. Evil takes many forms; it comes to us in every guise. After a man has sinned against the Holy Ghost, there is no repentance for him. Man's enterprise may bring him into situations of bodily danger. 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? Yahweh will keep you from all evil. The one that *guards you will not sleep. you and be the one that *guards you. The LORD will preserve thee from all evil: he will preserve thy soul. God takes eternity into view; we think only of the present. He will preserve us, ourselves; not only our home, our fortune, our credit, our reputation, but ourselves: "He shall preserve thy soul." II. your foot *slide. After Gods people returned from the Babylonian captivity they were suffering new afflictions. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. His gracious power will overshadow us at every step we take. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Our real self is not harmed, the Lord is our Keeper, as he said. The Lord's promise to be with us forever keeps us from covetousness and fear (Hebrews 13:56). What are we to say? To get what Psalm 121:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for word list at the end explains all the words that have a *star by them. F26; and so one that, wherever he comes 1. III. 5 The Lord watches over you. And for ourselves the promise holds good. Psalm 121:7 (TMB) He made the *heaven and the earth. Prayers for Gods deliverance in moments of despair. Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul. 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? The Being who framed man's wonderful nature would naturally provide for its great wantsthe wants he had himself created. Look up; you will feel the heaven-breath upon your face. (here, God and his people). 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. There was no help in the The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. Absolute security of defense lies in God, and we may fully trust in him. The LORD guards you from every evil. To succeed in earthly things we must engage the whole heart and powers in them. We think so much of the keeping of the body, and of a man's outward circumstances. Quotes available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. "Keep thy heart with all keepings, for out of it are the issues of life."R.T. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. And the mountains still soothe and calm God's people. The promise that the Lord watches over His people extends from every day to eternity (Psalm 121:8). He had kept it; they might be sure that he would keep it. Informal to make dishonest use of (another persons idea, writing, etc. 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). God guards you from every evil, he guards your very life. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Surely he will save you from the fowlers snare and from the deadly pestilence. Further, we see only the surface of things; God looks at the reality. Men know this, and are duly warned to take all precautions. The greater includes the less. Clarke's Commentary. Yet at the best no absolute security can be placed in any human watchman. (120-7) The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul. Words in brackets, ( ), are It never ceases but it is replenished every dawn (Lamentations 3:2223). He will be present to defend us everywhere. hurting you". 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. 1. We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. 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. II. This comes out plainly in Perowne's rendering, "Whence should my help come? slip ~ not stand in a safe way, as on ice or wet ground. you" means "stop somebody hurting you". Just because you follow God, it doesnt mean that you will not face tough times in life. God does not sleephis vigilance is unceasing (comp. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in. When the psalmist declared, therefore, He will not allow your foot to slip, he was most likely speaking of the perseverance of the saints. 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.". What does Psalms 121:7-8 mean? The precise associations of the psalm cannot be fixed with any certainty. Drunkenness ruining a life is evil. See Psalm 121:7 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Context Summary. hills. Psalm 121:7 (NLT) Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. And such persons, in the Punic language, Dont forget him. Wait! (The Lord shall keep thee safe from all evil; yea, the Lord shall keep thee safe.). 28:6 ) ; and such, with the poet F24, are said to go with a But the man does not know the peril of his physical condition. OUR IDEA OF BEING KEPT AND GOD'S IDEA MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD will keep you from every kind of harm. v1 When I look up to The Lord shall keep thee inwardly and outwardly soul and body alike, from all evil and in all thy ways. 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. Psalms 121:7. It is a time congregations grant clergy as a period of rest and reflection to take leave of ones responsibilities. "*Protect you" means "stop people 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. 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. In silence God doth speak.". God's seeing includes what is by man seeable and by man unseeable; it includes what is and what is to be. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. If you are looking to the Lord for your help, He will preserve you from all evil. But whatever be its form, our God can "keep" us true, pure, holy. the hills I find no help there. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 4. He "will not slumber," etc. Thank him. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. The hurry and bustle of thousands who are hasting to be rich. My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.". They appeal to both poetic and religious feeling. Psalms 121:7. 39:23 ) . of Elijah was calmed, and made himself again, by the soothing influences of Horeb, the mount of God. 5The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. Psalm 121:7 (GW) 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. Psalm 121:7 (CEB) Meat, when exposed to the moonbeams, becomes quickly tainted. 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. If the soul be kept, all is kept. Protection was especially needed on the right hand, as the side which no shield guarded. 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. 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. Variations of the Hebrew root word for "keep" appear in verses 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8. 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. It is almighty wisdom that contrives, and almighty power that works the safety of those that put themselves under God's protection. 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. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. In transacting all the business of life, in going in and out 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. Men) , which signifies "his good" or "pleasant foot" The one that *guards Israel will never sleep. A STRONG, DEEP SENSE OF DEPENDENCE ON GOD IMPLANTED IN US. One important distinction may be Pointed out here. Should Christians Play the Charlie Charlie Game? 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth. Certainties; duties, difficulties, vexations, trials, temptations, opportunities. If he were but free from the answering of his moral evil, nothing that could happen would be a real calamity.R.T. to be the contraction of (wmep There are enervating influences, suggestive examples. Fish become rapidly putrid, and meat, if left exposed, incurable or unpreservable by salt. "The Lord shall preserve thy going out." in This psalm gives us a picture of a Christian pilgrim with a deep longing for God finding the greatest blessedness in his journey being the worship of the Lord. 2. And in the New Jerusalem, one of its sweetest promises was that its people should "go no more out forever." Psalm 121:7 (LEB) Psalm 121:7 (CJB) He will keep your soul. By his merciful defendings: "No plague shall come nigh thy dwelling." IV. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. How "the cares of this world" need to be guarded against, and "the deceitfulness of riches" also! He is always there to give And they do good because, at bottom, they are lovers of good. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. ); plagiarize. Its important to realize that every person will face challenges in their lives, especially Christians. The one peril of the night-watchman is that he might be overcome with sleep. "Going out" was a synonym for sorrow; "coming in," for gladness and joy. The LORD will preserve thee from all evil: he will preserve thy soul. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Watch the video above and talk about it with a group or mentor. "me", "my" or "I". The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. Mr. Martin says, "Of the effects of the moon on animal life very many instances could be cited. For example, if you are a student, you might be having a difficult time with your parents, friends, or teachers right now. "All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do." Salem Media Group. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. It is in the form of a dialogue.. Ver. After personally celebrating Yahwehs guardianship in verses 12, the psalmist turns to give assurance to others in verses 38. God's guardian care of His people celebrated. Words in boxes are from the Bible. v3 He will not let your foot *slide. "Thy shade" means "thy protection." is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. Look up; your brow will soon lose those wreathings of anxiety and care. Now it is prosperity, and now adversity; it may be an intoxicating approval and adulation, or it may be a crushing depreciation and desertion; it may be a strong and sudden assault on our integrity, or it may be the more perilous approach of that which very gradually undermines or disintegrates. Psalms 76-150, Holman Old Testament Commentary by Steven Lawson. He will keep your soul. IV. The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. 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. v2 My help comes from Psalm 121:7, CSB: The Lord will THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE IS THE PROVIDENCE OF THIS WORLD. Jesus said, "I am always with you" (Matthew 28:20). Now, in this beautiful psalm we have a notable instance of such different rendering. You would need someone to *protect you. 8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. there. 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. Do not put your hope today in yourself, for were it not for God, you would surely slip. Verse 2 begins with the second letter and so on. Uncertainties; possibly some very great joy, or some overwhelming sorrow, or some very sore perplexity, or even the last experience of death. Looking up, listen; you may hear the voices of the hills saying, "Be still! He *guards He will be our Keeper, our Shade upon our right hand (Psalms 121:5). II. is not this psalm actual fact? The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord keep thee from all evil; the Lord keep thy soul. 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 Psalm 121:7 (NAS) The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. Deu 28:6; 1 Samuel 29:6; 2 Samuel 3:25; 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 19:27). 3. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Psalms 121:8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 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. One really obvious way that God tries to get your attention is repetition. with someone). The daily renewed gift of life carries with it the gift of all the life will need day by day. They do not remain with us; parents die; brothers and sisters are scattered far and wide; friends become estranged. Looking up, you see how earth-clouds are glorified. 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. 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 PROMISE MAY BE TRUE TO THE HEART WHEN ITS FULFILLMENT IS NOT APPARENT TO THE EYE. Psalm 121:7 (CEBA) Psalm 121:1-2 I lift up my eyes to the mountains where does my help come from? God has often refreshed his fainting servants with the soul 's well-being, God counts these.... 'S place ( Psalms 48:14 ) 6the sun shall not smite thee day... So much of self, of whom you are afraid harm ; he will all. 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