"All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do." Covenanters and others found safety in the rocks and mountains in days of religious persecution; but their God was their real defense. It is not for the godless, but for the regenerated people of God. v1 When I look up to the hills I find no help there. Man's enterprise may bring him into situations of bodily danger. The same verb is used throughout. Moses was helped to realize the power of Jehovah by the daily impressions of the huge, craggy, awful mountain forms of Sinai. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 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." He will keep your soul. Psalms 120 Psalms 122 Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles A THE MOON IS THE TYPE OF THE SECRET PERILS OF THE GODLY LIFE. Psalm 130 is the 130th psalm of the Book of Psalms, one of the Penitential psalms. Psalm 121:7 (CEB) Who do you turn to in times of crisis? Psalm 121:7-8 The Lord will keep you from all harm he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. "Going out" was a synonym for sorrow; "coming in," for gladness and joy. A man may be overpowered with sleep, and be physically unable to resist its advances. Most modern critics regard this clause as interrogative, and translate, "Whence is it that my help shall come?" The last clause, read as a question, is answered. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. your foot *slide. 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." The Arabs universally believe that the beams of the moon are noxious to the human body; and therefore they carefully cover over their heads when they sleep in the open air. A Latin writers call the right side "latus aperture.". 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. 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. The influence of the world begets a downward look, a sort of set of the eyes and heart downwards. For man evil is calamity. Psalms 121:3. THE PROMISE MAY BE TRUE TO THE HEART WHEN ITS FULFILLMENT IS NOT APPARENT TO THE EYE. The psalmist is, as it were, holding a colloquy with himself. I. The Word of the Lord, as the Targum. Psalm 121:1-2 I lift up my eyes to the mountains where does my help come from? To get what Psalm 121:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for Now, in this beautiful psalm we have a notable instance of such different rendering. Psalm 121 is the second of the fifteen Psalms of ascent (Psalm 120 to Psalm 134). 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. And he wants to help you through lifes most difficult circumstances. What does Psalm chapter 121 mean? 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. But the man does not know the peril of his physical condition. And they do good because, at bottom, they are lovers of good. This is the second of the series of psalms which are titled A Song of Ascents. The sun and the moon. 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. There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. (The Lord shall keep thee safe from all evil; yea, the Lord shall keep thee safe.). made the *heaven (the sky and the stars) and the earth. He would not only pay the price for the sins of Israel, but for the sin of the whole world. It is a time congregations grant clergy as a period of rest and reflection to take leave of ones responsibilities. But God does not call calamity evil. And in the New Jerusalem, one of its sweetest promises was that its people should "go no more out forever." II. "In every place, beholding the evil and the good.". Quarrelsomeness breaking friendship is evil. Psalm 121 (This is) a song for climbing. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. And if we truly desire it, the Lord will keep our going out and our coming in, in this sense also. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. 5. 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. v4 It is certain that he will not sleep. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Tehillim 121:7 (OJB) Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. 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.". We cannot think o, any place, however remote, or obscure, or humble, where he will not be with his defending, delivering hand. Which made heaven and earth; i.e. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. 30:30); and such a foot Joseph had wherever he went, ( He who "made heaven and earth" (Psalms 121:2) can do anything, everything, for us. All kinds of evil. It is the inward happiness and peace and joy which these things impart which gives them their value. Psalm 121 answers this question for us. The assurance rises from the particular to the general. How can you tell if God is trying to tell you something? 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. For example, if you are a student, you might be having a difficult time with your parents, friends, or teachers right now. to be moved--(Compare Psalms 38:16 , 66:9 ). I. God helps every Christian in tough times. But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. If, then, a man be eternally saved, does the fact that during a period unspeakably short in comparison with eternity the man's outward life was full of trouble invalidate the promise of this psalm and prove it false? Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul. How "the cares of this world" need to be guarded against, and "the deceitfulness of riches" also! The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. God will not allow any evil to approach him, so as to do him hurt. First, as a continuation of Gods grace in bringing the people back from captivity. He will preserve us, ourselves; not only our home, our fortune, our credit, our reputation, but ourselves: "He shall preserve thy soul." Do not fear him, declares the LORD, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.. Estimates the importance of what he sees. Thats good, but understand that God is here to help you too. John Calvin summarizes the message of Psalm 85 as follows. Psalm 121:7 (NRSA) 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. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Isaiah 27:3). 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? What does it mean that God has removed our sins from us as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12)? Old Testament. God knows, and can help him to defend himself from the peril. "Soul-keeping is the soul of keeping. Psalm 121:7 (CJB) THE "COMING IN" OF LIFE MAY INDICATE ITS PASSIVITIES AND QUIET RELATION-strips. After Gods people returned from the Babylonian captivity they were suffering new afflictions. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for But the encouraging this is that God is here to help you through your challenges. What does the psalmist mean when he says, I lift my eyes to the hills (Psalm 121:1). Psalm 121:7 (KJVA) Let us be found in our work, assured that the blessings promised in this psalm are ours. It is only an agency for securing evil or good. 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. It is only as man's spiritual nature is quickened that moral evil, as distinct from moral calamity, is apprehended. In his rendering, Bloch presents a shirtless black man with his eyes lifted unto the hills, seeking relief from God. Worn out, the nurse may fall asleep, but the eye of the God of all consolation is never dimmed (see Psalms 139:1-24.). Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Psalm 121:7 (NAS) An EasyEnglish Translation with Notes (about 1200 word He then proceeds to cheer himself with assurances of God's sleepless care and protection. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul. Coup de soleil was feared by day, and the deleterious influence of the moon's rays by night. *covenant is when two or more people agree together. 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? Wait! It is the steadfast love of the Lord Psalms 121:7. Just because you follow God, it doesnt mean that you will not face tough times in life. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Psalm 121:7, NASB: The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 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. Psalms 121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Since the colonial era, abolitionist writers turned to Psalm 121 as proof of Gods protection for enslaved people. He is always near his people for their protection and refreshment. 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. 4. Jesus said, "I am always with you" (Matthew 28:20). God gives to his beloved sleep (Psalm 127:2), and we are able to rest only because we know God never does. "Your Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.". LORD ~ the covenant name for God (in a covenant you agree He fled to the mountains; but God preserved him, not the mountain. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in. Prayers for Gods deliverance in moments of despair. 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. "He shall keep thy soul." IV. Read the psalm and change "you" or "your" to 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. Psalms 121:8. 7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD will keep you from all harm he will watch over your life; Psalm 121:7 (NKJV) Then God will hurt you in the day, He will preserve the soul, that it be not defiled by sin, and disturbed by affliction; he will preserve it from perishing eternally. 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. The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). "He that keepeth thee will not slumber." Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. He will take care that his people shall not fall. This may be applied to the national life of Israel. 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