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. 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. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul. The opening two verses form a poetic question and answer: I lift up my Psalms 121:1. Indeed, the Hebrew word for "slumber" is the stronger term of the two. But the very force he puts into life may unduly magnify self; and it is much more to say that God will keep him from ensnaring self. The influence of the world begets a downward look, a sort of set of the eyes and heart downwards. He is able and willing to make "all grace abound" unto "all-sufficiency." This appears to be a prayer of the Jews in their captivity, who are solicitous for their restoration. The phrase is an equivalent of "The Lord shall preserve thee in all thy ways" (Psalms 91:11). All rights reserved. Words in brackets, ( ), are THE EVER-WATCHFUL WATCHMAN SEES. covenant ~ two people have agreed what each should do The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. God gives to his beloved sleep (Psalm 127:2), and we are able to rest only because we know God never does. The LORD guards you from every evil. v2 My help comes from 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. hurting you". God will keep him then. 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. 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). V. GOD'S ETERNAL CARE IS TO KEEP THE SOUL FROM EVILFROM ALL REAL EVIL. 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 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Psalm 121:7 (CEB) "The Lord shall preserve thy going out." 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth. He is a wakeful, watchful Keeper; he is never weary; he not only does not sleep, but he does not so much as slumber. v3 He will not let your foot *slide. 5 The Lord watches over you. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. For them. 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. 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. "*Protect you" means "stop people This comes out plainly in Perowne's rendering, "Whence should my help come? 2. 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. The goal is to recharge the spiritual batteries and accomplish something special that time would not allow during the daily routine of clergy. We have sometimes to face the future, and then we confront: 1. 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.". He will be our Keeper, our Shade upon our right hand (Psalms 121:5). Psalm 121:7 (NIV) The theme of Psalm 121 is God's care of His people. 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. Illustrate by the fact that the sunstroke is only an occasional peril. 1. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. For example, if you are a student, you might be having a difficult time with your parents, friends, or teachers right now. Use the scale on the left to tell how often the verses below are googled compared to each other. 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. We will not do that, but we will reply, I. After a man has sinned against the Holy Ghost, there is no repentance for him. Too often we are just shortsighted. hills. Under this shade they may sit with delight and assurance. Yet at the best no absolute security can be placed in any human watchman. He will keep your soul. 3. OUR IDEA OF BEING KEPT AND GOD'S IDEA MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT. An EasyEnglish Translation with Notes (about 1200 word TO THE MORNING AND EVENING OF LIFE. Yahweh is always awake, always aware, and always watching over his children. God knows, and can help him to defend himself from the peril. Would we but stop and hush awhile, we might hear it always near us, saying, "Look up! See Psalm 121:7 with its adjacent verses in bold below. THE "GOING OUT" OF LIFE MAY INDICATE ITS ACTIVITIES AND ENTERPRISES. Thanksgiving Psalms. 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. Psalms 121:8. "The redeemed of the Lord shall come with joy and singing," etc. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. There is no more in the setting of the two terms than poetical repetition. 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). 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. "The darkness and the light are both alike to him."R.T. The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. (here, God and his people). They look for good. Psalm 121:7 (NIRV) Psalms 121:1-8 . II. The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul. GOD SEES WHAT MAN MISSES. God's care for us will not suffer him to sleep or become indifferent to us. Psalm 121:7 (NRS) What does Psalm 121 verse 8 mean? He made the *heaven and the earth. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. II. "Certain" is another word for "sure". v5 The *LORD is the But in comparison with the soul's well-being, God counts these things as of no importance. But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. The Hebrew of verse 4 suggests a development from what precedes. The Israelites faced tremendous dangers as they scaled the hills around Jerusalem to come to religious festivals. With him is all power. But whatever be its form, our God can "keep" us true, pure, holy. TO OUR EXPERIENCES OF SORROW AND OF GLADNESS. Psalms 121:8. Psalm 121 is the second of the fifteen Psalms of ascent (Psalm 120 to Psalm 134). Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Psalm 121 (This is) a song for climbing. The sun and the moon. Makes what he sees the ground of his prompt and gracious action in their behalf. By his wonderful overrulings, which constantly turn seeming evil into real and permanent good. Dont forget him. Psalms 120 Psalms 122 Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 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. The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. Worn out, the nurse may fall asleep, but the eye of the God of all consolation is never dimmed (see Psalms 139:1-24.). 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." KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. and goes, things prosper with him, and with those that are in 2. Proud member The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul. What mercy! "With his dear Son he freely gives us all things." Men) , which signifies "his good" or "pleasant foot" God watches over your life from beginning to end. Why is it good and pleasant for Gods people to be united (Psalm 133:1)? This is what it means to lift our eyes to the hills. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Psalm 121:7 (KJVA) I. Praise to God for His gracious acts. Is it Jesus or Yeshua? you and be the one that *guards you. THE GENERAL RULE OF GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL CARE IS AS HERE SET FORTH. Look up, and you shall prove how God "wipes away all tears from our eyes."R.T. My help cometh from the Lord; literally, my help is from the Lord. "From whence shall my help come?" And this assurance carried with it the confidence that God's defense and blessing were still upon the restored nation. 39:23 ) . 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." 8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. So strange is the frailty of human nature, that men are over-mastered by the very things they know well, are warned against, and even think themselves strong to resist. Isaiah 27:3). 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. This publication is written in EasyEnglish Level A (1200 words). Read full chapter. Drunkenness ruining a life is evil. Watch the video above and talk about it with a group or mentor. All rights reserved. Psalm 121 was sung by the ancient Israelites as they made the long journey to Jerusalem. My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Whence should my help come?" Bible Gateway Psalm 91 :: NIV. The psalmist is not promising the absence of pain or even failure. Dishonesty found out is evil. The general conduct and occupation of a man in his varied affairs are what is meant in all these passages. Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. Were on a mission to change that. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. "*Protect Recognizes the relation of what he sees to his people. 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. Its important to realize that every person will face challenges in their lives, especially Christians. Psalm 121:7 (GNTA) that sustains. Thank him. It never ceases but it is replenished every dawn (Lamentations 3:2223). My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (The Lord shall keep thee safe from all evil; yea, the Lord shall keep thee safe.). He *guards Psalm 121:7 (WBT) Psalm 121:7, CSB: The Lord will His sleepless vigilance is added. This is the second of the series of psalms which are titled A Song of Ascents. He is supremely concerned about us. He that keepeth thee will not slumber. 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. (Students). We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. If you are looking to the Lord for your help, He will preserve you from all evil. The peoples voice in the psalm cries to God for deliverance on three counts. 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? Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. Coup de soleil was feared by day, and the deleterious influence of the moon's rays by night. We naturally and rightly look to our kindred and to our friends for sympathy and succor. "which is omnipotent.". Instead, there was danger! IV. 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. Might stood for right, and hence the "going out and coming in" of Israel in those days was ever attended with much peril. with someone). Most modern critics regard this clause as interrogative, and translate, "Whence is it that my help shall come?" Proud member The right hand is the working hand; let them but turn to their duty, and they shall find God ready to give them success. 39:5 Genesis 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. connection with him: such an one was Jacob in the house of Laban, 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth.What does the Bible say about God never sleeping? He will keep your soul. We need to be kept of God. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord the Keeper of Israel. the hills I find no help there. If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. THE MOUNTAINS CAN DIRECT US WHERE TO FIND HELP AND SAFETY. ); plagiarize. Fish become rapidly putrid, and meat, if left exposed, incurable or unpreservable by salt. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced "This God is our God forever and ever, he will be our guide even unto death" (Psalms 48:14). you" means "stop somebody hurting you". Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. 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. They appeal to both poetic and religious feeling. 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. As asserted in Psalm 94:1618: Who stands up for me against evil doers? 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. The LORD will keep you from all harm he will watch over your life; The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. 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? Slang to arrest. II. in It was the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth and not the hills to whom they looked for help. It shows us how God helps us when life gets hard. The Lord will keep us from all harm! is not this psalm actual fact? nor the moon by night--poetically represents the dangers of the night, over which the moon presides ( Genesis 1:16 ). Old Testament. *LORD is a special name for God. Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. The Lord himself shall see to if, whether during the heat of the day or the chill of the night, it matters not. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Read it And the mountains still soothe and calm God's people. Buchanan, writing with the Cuchullin hills all about him, says. indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. THE "COMING IN" OF LIFE MAY INDICATE ITS PASSIVITIES AND QUIET RELATION-strips. Our real self is not harmed, the Lord is our Keeper, as he said. Thee Lord shall preserve them from all evil. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. 8. thy going out, &c.--all thy ways ( Deuteronomy 28:19 , Psalms 104:23 ). 3, 4. He declares the nature of Gods guarding role in verse 34: He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. II. is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. Psalms 121:7 At first glance, Psalm 121:7 offers tremendous assurance. The daily renewed gift of life carries with it the gift of all the life will need day by day. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! Those who trust and worship God may expect to pass through the valley of weeping. 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