Psalms 121:5 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“The LORD {is} thy keeper: the LORD {is} thy shade upon thy right hand.”

Psalms 121:5

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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.

The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

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Psalms 121:1

"[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?}"

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 121:4

"Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep."

Psalms 121:6

"The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night."

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