(Psalms 121:1-8) The Guardian of Gods People (Psalms 121:1-8) God the Help of Those Who Seek Him (Psalms 121:1-8) The 8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore (Psalm 121:7-8). The one that *guards you will not sleep. It is the inward happiness and peace and joy which these things impart which gives them their value. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. v3 He will not let your foot *slide. v5 The *LORD is the The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. He fled to the mountains; but God preserved him, not the mountain. But "the question is only asked to give more effect to the answer" (Cheyne). (See verses 2 - 7.) If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. 1. people if they obeyed him. And their experience reminds us of some important truths. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. These describe Gods sovereign rule. you as you go out and on your way home, (verse 8). Tehillim 121:7 (OJB) whom the Lord blessed, as he says, "since my coming", or at "my The Targum is. THE "COMING IN" OF LIFE MAY INDICATE ITS PASSIVITIES AND QUIET RELATION-strips. God has often refreshed his fainting servants with the sight of his everlasting hills. 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 mariner, heedlessly sleeping on deck, becomes afflicted with nyctolopia, or night-blindness; at times the face is hideously swollen, if exposed during sleep to the moon's rays; the maniac's paroxysms are renewed with fearful vigor at the full and change, and the cold, damp chill of the ague supervenes on the ascendency of this apparently mild yet powerful luminary. (Psalms 121:2.) Use the scale on the left to tell how often the verses below are googled compared to each other. The story of Psalm 121 is in the note on Psalm 120. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Psalms 121:1-8 . 6. Are we so kept as this psalm promisesnot the mere godless crowd, but the company of God's faithful ones: does the Lord keep them, as is here said, 'from all evil'?" Therefore we rest assured that the Lord will keep us flora all evil, he will keep our soul.S.C. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in (comp. the *LORD. We come in to rest, enjoy; we come in to home relationships and quiet occupations; and we seldom suspect that there is a possible exaggerating of self in our times of passivity, as truly as in our times of activity. 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. It can be through Scripture, sermons, articles, podcasts, or any other means He chooses. that sustains. 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. Through peaks and valleys, joy and tears, he elevates his relationship to God, his being close to the living God, as truly what life is. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. The Lord the Keeper of Israel. Enthronement Psalms. 8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. (Students). "Shall I lift up mine eyes unto the hills? Jesus said, "I am always with you" (Matthew 28:20). Psalm 121:7, NLT: The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. with someone). 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. No doubt our translators did their best to find synonymswords, that is, which though, different in sound, have the same sensestill the senses so given are only similar, and may not be seen by ordinary readers to be so similar as it was thought they were. If God keeps us in being, and gives us new days, then we may confidently hold him to his promise, "As thy day so shall thy strength be." But to pass on to what is of more importance, the truth itself of God's sure keeping, let us. One thing about them is suggested by our textthey make us look up. Recognizes the relation of what he sees to his people. 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. 2023 Caniry - All Rights Reserved (verse 2). What is the value of all God's providential mercies, his blessed keeping of us in health and external well-beingwhat is the value of it except for the effect it has upon our minds? Now in the three former verses out of these five our version adheres to the word "keep," but in the last two it changes over to the less forcible word "preserve." Salem Media Group. They knew their strength and their help. 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. 2. by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge ( Psalms 115:15 ), to which. He *guards Let us be found in our work, assured that the blessings promised in this psalm are ours. (here, God and his people). Informal to take unlawfully or dishonourably; steal. There can come no difficulty, no entanglement, from which he cannot deliver us; there can come no sorrow in which he will not be able to support us. After a man has sinned against the Holy Ghost, there is no repentance for him. Praise God that our strength and help, provision and protection comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth, and He will never leave us nor forsake us but will be our ever-present help. He will take care that his people shall not fall. Prayers for Gods deliverance in moments of despair. 13 tr to perform a face-lift on. 3. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul. Now the verses in Psalms are pretty straightforward, verse 4 says, God will neither slumber nor sleep. He that keepeth thee will not slumber. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. The psalmist is, as it were, holding a colloquy with himself. The Lord's promise to be with us forever keeps us from covetousness and fear (Hebrews 13:56). God has made our journeyings safe by means of what we call the inventions of science and the resources of civilization. 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. The protection vouchsafed extends to all a man is and all a man does. THE EVER-WATCHFUL WATCHMAN HELPS. The same verb is used throughout. Psalms 121:7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; or, "keep thee." The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Lament Psalms. He *guards you from dangers that you do not know about, (verse 7). 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. word list at the end explains all the words that have a *star by them. Drunkenness ruining a life is evil. GOD-DRAWN, WE LOOK UP, AND SO GROW STRONG. From whence cometh my help. The Word of the Lord, as the Targum. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Not from the evil of affliction, though from that as a penal evil; or as a real one, it being made to Clearly it is but a poetical way of saying, that the defense and guidance and benediction of Jehovah shall rest on the godly man in all the actions and relations of his everyday life. He will guard us from all forms of evil. God's people are, after all, the happiest people under the sun. "With his dear Son he freely gives us all things." He not only sees things, but sees the significance of things. 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. 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. Old Testament. Also, he would *protect We shall best appreciate it if we consider. Five kinds of psalms include praise, wisdom, royal, thanksgiving, and lament. 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth. Not the universal, but the general rule. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. In transacting all the business of life, in going in and out II. What promise! Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Read the psalm and change "you" or "your" to We must come within the circle of the covenanted people of God ere we can lay claim to the fulfillment of a psalm like this. v6 The sun will not Look in Psalm 120 about the covenant. It shows us how God helps us when life gets hard. Psalm 121 is categorized as one of the Songs of Ascent sung by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. More insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free! Taking the second idea, we come upon God's continued interest in, and care for, the new life he has quickened in our souls. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. He will be our Keeper, our Shade upon our right hand (Psalms 121:5). Psalm 121:7 (WEB) Is it Jesus or Yeshua? The influence of the world begets a downward look, a sort of set of the eyes and heart downwards. Psalms 76-150, Holman Old Testament Commentary by Steven Lawson. 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.". 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. We go out in the morning refreshed, vigorous, full of conscious power, and in some peril of stir-reliance. But he is promising that, amidst seas of adversity, the elect will remain upheld, not because of their own doing, but because of the preserving hand of God. Thank him. *guard you also! The right hand is the working hand; let them but turn to their duty, and they shall find God ready to give them success. To understand these figures, it is necessary to keep in mind, not only what the sun and moon actually are in Eastern countries, but also the sentiments which have gathered about them in those lands. v2 My help comes from I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? But it is true also in the moral sphere, it is the calamity side of evil which absorbs man's attention. Psalm 121:7 (BBE) An EasyEnglish Translation with Notes (about 1200 word It never ceases but it is replenished every dawn (Lamentations 3:2223). Salem Media Group. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved. in upon princes and great men? 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. 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. How powerfully we are all drawn by world-interests! The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. One really obvious way that God tries to get your attention is repetition. v4 It is certain that THE INSUFFICIENCY OF HUMAN HELP. If you travelled from home to Jerusalem, you would go through Illustrate by the fact that the sunstroke is only an occasional peril. We must see all our help in God; from him we must expect it, in his own way and time. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1]. Christians believe in good. Why is it good and pleasant for Gods people to be united (Psalm 133:1)? fall". The LORD will preserve thee from all evil: he will preserve thy soul. Hashem shall preserve thee from kol rah; He shall preserve thy nefesh. And such persons, in the Punic language, And the shadow of God's curse on sin resting everywhere. This appears to be a prayer of the Jews in their captivity, who are solicitous for their restoration. Psalm 121:7 (YLT) The daily renewed gift of life carries with it the gift of all the life will need day by day. Psalm 121:7, KJV: The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. For to men in this world God's voice is ever calling. Metrically, the psalm falls into four stanzas of four lines each. Professor, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Psalm 121 is a treasure of promise for the suffering believer, whose help comes from the Lord "All evil." The psalmist takes pride in the goodness of God in which he finds safety. LORD ~ the covenant name for God (in a covenant you agree One important distinction may be Pointed out here. 5 The Lord watches over you. *covenant is when two or more people agree together. His salvation is not so limited, lie saves the whole man, and bears as real a relation to man's temporal as to his spiritual needs. He "will not slumber," etc. A man may be overpowered with sleep, and be physically unable to resist its advances. Little slips into inexactness or untruthfulness. stars". Psalm 121:7 (NLT) This journey was dangerous, and we see that reflected in the opening words of the psalm. It is almighty wisdom that contrives, and almighty power that works the safety of those that put themselves under God's protection. to be moved--(Compare Psalms 38:16 , 66:9 ). 2. He who "made heaven and earth" (Psalms 121:2) can do anything, everything, for us. And for ourselves the promise holds good. He dwelt in the mountain-group of Zion at Jerusalem, and in the other mountains of Israel. Now the verses in Psalms are pretty straightforward, verse 4 says, God will neither slumber nor sleep. When I thought, My foot slips, your steadfast love, O Yahweh, held me up.. It is not for the godless, but for the regenerated people of God. ); plagiarize. You would need someone to *protect you. The opening two verses form a poetic question and answer: I lift up my He THE EVER-WATCHFUL WATCHMAN SEES. 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. Psalm 121:1-2 I lift up my eyes to the mountains where does my help come from? Estimates the importance of what he sees. God's guardian care of His people celebrated. Maybe its a friend or your mom. 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. preserve, but prosper in all, ( Psalms 1:3 ) ; the Lord 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 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. Keeping thee from whatever form of temptation and moral evil may come through the putting forth of human energy in the daily duties of life. Learn more. The one that *guards Israel will never sleep. Psalm 25 is an alphabet psalm, like Psalms 9 and 10. Psalm 121:7 (JUB) AS APPLYING TO THE WHOLE OF OUR ACTIVE LIFE. It sounds from the bright bands of the morning, from the high silver-tinted clouds of noonday, from the splendor and glory of the far-off sunset, from the lofty trees and the hill-tops, and the soaring birds of song, and the winds that roam free, and the "jewel-powdered skies" of night. All rights reserved. Every Christian faces challenges. He will preserve the soul, that it be not defiled by sin, and disturbed by affliction; he will preserve it from perishing eternally. 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 Lord shall prevent the evil thou fearest, and sanctify, remove, or lighten the evil thou feelest. So, we probably did not misunderstand those verses. Disaster, disease, disappointment, defeat, occupy man's thoughts, and are, properly enough, from his point of view, classed as evils. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. v1 When I look up to By his wise upholdings: "Will not suffer thy foot to be moved." For example, if you are a student, you might be having a difficult time with your parents, friends, or teachers right now. It is this down-looking that makes us so weak. 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. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 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. 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. Dishonesty found out is evil. Oar wants go so far, and strike so deep, that human sympathy does not avail; it falls short; we need more than it can bring. 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. Mr. Martin says, "Of the effects of the moon on animal life very many instances could be cited. We can count on the constancy of his care. 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. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. All sins shall be forgiven, except the sin against the Holy Ghost; for Jesus will save all except the sons of perdition. The greater includes the less. Psalm 121 opens with the confident assertion that God will be his helper: I lift up my eyes to the mountains. Tucker explains mountains has been interpreted negatively, as the 2. What does it mean that my help comes from the Lord (Psalm 121:2)? He constantly watches over his own. Psalm 121:7 (NAS) All rights reserved. III. Psalms 121:7 At first glance, Psalm 121:7 offers tremendous assurance. It was the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth and not the hills to whom they looked for help. III. "This God is our God forever and ever, he will be our guide even unto death" (Psalms 48:14). That is, when a theme or message jumps out at you repeatedly. God gives to his beloved sleep (Psalm 127:2), and we are able to rest only because we know God never does. But there was someone to send help: the *LORD! As there are poison-germs in the natural atmosphere, which generate disease in us when our vitality and resisting power are low, so there are poison-germs in the moral atmosphere of our everyday associations, which only cultured spiritual life can enable us to resist. It is a protection for life. THE MOUNTAINS CAN DIRECT US WHERE TO FIND HELP AND SAFETY. I. He is able and willing to make "all grace abound" unto "all-sufficiency." But the very reverse was the truth. Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. 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. What is the context of Psalms 121:7? There God had "promised his blessing, even life forevermore" (Psalms 133:3). All kinds of evil. Should Christians Play the Charlie Charlie Game? Certainties; duties, difficulties, vexations, trials, temptations, opportunities. v4 It is certain that he will not sleep. Far from the busy crowd. Psalm 121:7 (KJV) 2. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. The words "slumber" and "sleep" are not climactic. Thats good, but understand that God is here to help you too. Moses was sent to feel the inspirations of Sinai. Whence should my help come?" But we need not miss the important fact that God's soul-keeping runs along with, and works through, our own soul-keeping. He *guards you from dangers that you know about. : any one of 15 psalms in the series Ps 120 to 134 sung by Hebrew pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem or possibly while ascending Mount Zion or the steps of the Temple. But if his soul has been kept, has not God been true to his word? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. It 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." When the psalmist declared, therefore, He will not allow your foot to slip, he was most likely speaking of the perseverance of the saints. 3. He is supremely concerned about us. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced 28:6 ) ; and such, with the poet F24, are said to go with a It has, indeed, no moral quality that he can recognize. Read full chapter. 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. The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.". Verse 2 begins with the second letter and so on. He will preserve us, ourselves; not only our home, our fortune, our credit, our reputation, but ourselves: "He shall preserve thy soul." "Some trust in horses, and some in chariots," and some in mountains; "but we will trust in the Name of the Lord. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. blessing him, coming in and going out, ( Deuteronomy 5. upon thy right hand--a protector's place ( Psalms 109:31 , 110:5 ). They do not remain with us; parents die; brothers and sisters are scattered far and wide; friends become estranged. Look to him at any hour in the light or in the night. He would not only pay the price for the sins of Israel, but for the sin of the whole world. In this "God's thoughts are not as our thoughts." My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Praise to God for His gracious acts. And he wants to help you through lifes most difficult circumstances. What does this verse really mean? connection with him: such an one was Jacob in the house of Laban, Only when he looks beyond them do they become his security; for then God makes them such. I. He will keep your soul. What does Psalm chapter 121 mean? The theme of Psalm 121 is God's care of His people. Variations of the Hebrew root word for "keep" appear in verses 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8. This is the same term used in Genesis 2:15 to describe Adam's intended role in Eden. The sense of the word is to watch over. He made the *heaven and the earth. Genesis; Exodus; Leviticus; Numbers; Deuteronomy; GOD SEES WHAT MAN MISSES. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Psalm 121 answers this question for us. Amazing Promises. God's care for us will not suffer him to sleep or become indifferent to us. covenant ~ two people have agreed what each should do The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. 1. Our soul is kept from the dominion of sin, the infection of error, the crush of despondency, the puffing up of pridekept from the world, the flesh, and the devil; kept for holier and greater things, kept in the love of God, kept unto the eternal kingdom and glory." 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. PSALM 121:7. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Our real self is not harmed, the Lord is our Keeper, as he said. A STRONG, DEEP SENSE OF DEPENDENCE ON GOD IMPLANTED IN US. v7 The *LORD is the It is only an agency for securing evil or good. air of this world, and of his entrance into the world to come. It is only as man's spiritual nature is quickened that moral evil, as distinct from moral calamity, is apprehended. good or prosperous foot. THE MOON IS THE TYPE OF THE SECRET PERILS OF THE GODLY LIFE. Clarke's Commentary. 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). Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Under this shade they may sit with delight and assurance. And this assurance carried with it the confidence that God's defense and blessing were still upon the restored nation. The pilgrim lifts up his eyes to the hills, and is satisfied that help is coming to him. He guards your life. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. We all face challenges. There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. It referred to Israel's journeyings from Babylon to Judah, or from wherever their abode might be, up to the great festivals. The precise associations of the psalm cannot be fixed with any certainty. Psalms 121:2. The promise that the Lord watches over His people extends from every day to eternity (Psalm 121:8). As a song sung by travelers, this is particularly relevant for the trust you" means "stop somebody hurting you". 2. Consequently, some of the things which we call evil God does not so call, because their influence on us is good. GOD MISSES WHAT MAN SEES. 1. It is a revelation to us to discover that God's supreme interest is not in eyelets, as ours is. "But"so ask not a few"is all that true? The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. "In every place, beholding the evil and the good.". The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; he shall preserve thy soul. 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. People that robbed you hid in the Psalm 121:7 (GNT) It says that our help comes from God. Psalm 121:7 (RSVA) Watch the video above and talk about it with a group or mentor. How business life tends to absorb all time, all thought, all energy, so that scarce any are left for God! Psalm 121 The God Who Keeps and Helps. 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. Evil ; he will keep your life never does means he chooses, like Psalms and. Securing evil or good. `` so ask not a few '' is all true. Distinct from moral calamity, is apprehended through Illustrate by the fact that God 's sure keeping, let.... 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