Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 121:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.”
Psalms 121:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[A Song of degrees.] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. {I will...: or, Shall I lift up mine eyes to the hills? whence should my help come?}
My help {cometh} from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD {is} thy keeper: the LORD {is} thy shade upon thy right hand.
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