Or illustrate from the sick-bed of the sufferer. THE MOUNTAINS CAN DIRECT US WHERE TO FIND HELP AND SAFETY. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. First, as a continuation of Gods grace in bringing the people back from captivity. The band of pilgrims who set out from Babylon to return to their native land and to re-establish the worship of God were a special and a holy company, and God did keep them as they journeyed on along the weary wilderness-ways. Latin writers call the right side "latus aperture.". (here, God and his people). This comes out plainly in Perowne's rendering, "Whence should my help come? The psalm may be understood literally, as a prayer of the persecuted who has taken refuge in the temple, or figuratively, of one who has taken refuge in God. Little slips into inexactness or untruthfulness. The Hebrew of verse 4 suggests a development from what precedes. Were on a mission to change that. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Psalm 121:7 (YLT) This is true in the physical sphere. GOD SEES WHAT MAN MISSES. "In every place, beholding the evil and the good.". of *covenant is when two or more people agree together. Disaster, disease, disappointment, defeat, occupy man's thoughts, and are, properly enough, from his point of view, classed as evils. Psalm 121:7 (CEB) He would not only pay the price for the sins of Israel, but for the sin of the whole world. Looking up, listen; you may hear the voices of the hills saying, "Be still! Psalm 121:7 (RSV) Oh, to lose the downward look which has so grown upon us by the pressure of life-cares! Psalms 121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Hence such difference of rendering is often misleading, and rather a hiding than a setting forth of the Scripture's true meaning. The psalmist addresses himself with consolatory assurances. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Look up and listen, and again the voices of the hills will say, "The mists and the storms are all outside us; they are not us." THE SUN IS THE TYPE OF THE OPEN PERILS OF THE GODLY LIFE. A Psalms 121:7. Look up!" One really obvious way that God tries to get your attention is repetition. 2. Wow! Would we but stop and hush awhile, we might hear it always near us, saying, "Look up! AS APPLYING TO THE WHOLE OF OUR ACTIVE LIFE. 2 My help cometh from the LORD : who hath made heaven and earth. Our real self is not harmed, the Lord is our Keeper, as he said. with someone). Psalm 121:7 (GNT) Illustrate from the times of Lot. Taking the second idea, we come upon God's continued interest in, and care for, the new life he has quickened in our souls. It is a time congregations grant clergy as a period of rest and reflection to take leave of ones responsibilities. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. But in comparison with the soul's well-being, God counts these things as of no importance. is not this psalm actual fact? 7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 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. 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 moral possibilities that are in all events. It is almighty wisdom that contrives, and almighty power that works the safety of those that put themselves under God's protection. 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. This expression is evidently borrowed from the blessing on obedience given in Deuteronomy 28:6, "Blessed shall thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shall thou be when thou goest out." 4. He will keep your soul. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. We have sometimes to face the future, and then we confront: 1. Looking up, you find nothing of man'sit is all of God up above. Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy 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. Words in brackets, ( ), are 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. THE PROMISE IS NOT FOR EVERY COMMUNITY, BUT FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Moses was sent to feel the inspirations of Sinai. And the shadow of God's curse on sin resting everywhere. II. evermore--includes a future state. It is the steadfast love of the Lord As asserted in Psalm 94:1618: Who stands up for me against evil doers? Even in the sanctuary they drop on bills and stock and trade. The Lord will protect you from all danger; he will keep you safe. III. Slang to arrest. Psalm 121:7 (NRSA) Worn out, the nurse may fall asleep, but the eye of the God of all consolation is never dimmed (see Psalms 139:1-24.). 2. There is a very simple message here: God never sleeps, slumbers or naps. is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. guards you ~ stops people hurting or killing you . Deu 28:6; 1 Samuel 29:6; 2 Samuel 3:25; 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 19:27). : 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. In this "God's thoughts are not as our thoughts." 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. The peoples voice in the psalm cries to God for deliverance on three counts. What does the Bible say about God never sleeping? 5. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 1. The protection vouchsafed extends to all a man is and all a man does. The pillar-cloud of the Divine presence was always there, night and day; and never anything could happen to Israel that was not divinely permitted. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in (comp. The pilgrim lifts up his eyes to the hills, and is satisfied that help is coming to him. 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. "Lord, art thou here? What does Psalms 121 mean? We think so much of the keeping of the body, and of a man's outward circumstances. From whence cometh my help. Psalms 121:7 At first glance, Psalm 121:7 offers tremendous assurance. But the very reverse was the truth. 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. Plead for his sustaining grace. We may not think that God estimates evil precisely as we do. Therefore we rest assured that the Lord will keep us flora all evil, he will keep our soul.S.C. 2023 Caniry - All Rights Reserved Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul ( Psalms 121:6-7 ). They appeal to both poetic and religious feeling. Checking. The official youth channel for pursueGOD.org. Consequently, some of the things which we call evil God does not so call, because their influence on us is good. A The one peril of the night-watchman is that he might be overcome with sleep. The Lord's promise to be with us forever keeps us from covetousness and fear (Hebrews 13:56). Meat, when exposed to the moonbeams, becomes quickly tainted. The Lord himself shall see to if, whether during the heat of the day or the chill of the night, it matters not. Just because you follow God, it doesnt mean that you will not face tough times in life. the *LORD. In whatever special circumstances, or for whatever particular occasion, this psalm may have been written, it is certain that it is admirably suited to suggest New Year's thoughts to our minds. But the man does not know the peril of his physical condition. It It was the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth and not the hills to whom they looked for help. fall". Psalm 122. Coming to the House of the LORD and the City of God. Psalm 122 carries the title A Song of Ascents. Of David. It is one of the four Songs of Ascents that is specifically attributed to King David. He wrote it both for what Jerusalem was in his day, and for what it would become under his son and their successors. Remain dependent on him. He 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. What does the psalmist mean when he says, I lift my eyes to the hills (Psalm 121:1). Dont forget him. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 3. Man's enterprise may bring him into situations of bodily danger. Look up; you will feel the heaven-breath upon your face. If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. The LORD will preserve thee from all evil: he will preserve thy soul. The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. Fish become rapidly putrid, and meat, if left exposed, incurable or unpreservable by salt. It is this down-looking that makes us so weak. made the *heaven (the sky and the stars) and the earth. He *guards you from dangers that you do not know about, (verse 7). 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. Watch the video above and talk about it with a group or mentor. The Lord the Keeper of Israel. you help. God keeps His people at all times and in all perils. Psalms 121:8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Psalms 121:1-2.The person who worships God speaks the two first verses, "I will lift up mine eyes - my help cometh," - Psalms 121:1-2.. Ver. Which made heaven and earth; i.e. This may be applied to the national life of Israel. (Students). 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. Psalm 121 is a treasure of promise for the suffering believer, whose help comes from the Lord (verse 2). *guard you also! "All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do." hills (verse 1). No; my confidence is in God only. This psalm teaches us to comfort ourselves in the Lord, when difficulties and dangers are greatest. The greater includes the less. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. Our Lord sought seclusion among the hills of Eastern Galilee, and entered into the Divine glory on a spur of Hermon. 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." II. Read the psalm and change "you" or "your" to Where is God when life gets hard? called also Gradual Psalm, Pilgrim Psalm, Psalm of Ascents. God watches over your life from Now, in this beautiful psalm we have a notable instance of such different rendering. "The Lord shall preserve thy going out." Home | About | Contact | Copyright | Privacy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions | Sitemap. He "will not slumber," etc. But God does not call calamity evil. 3. But: 1. The Lord keep thee from all evil; the Lord keep thy soul. He is a wakeful, watchful Keeper; he is never weary; he not only does not sleep, but he does not so much as slumber. "Certain" is another word for "sure". The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for your foot *slide. 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. It has, indeed, no moral quality that he can recognize. But "the question is only asked to give more effect to the answer" (Cheyne). (verse 2). you and be the one that *guards you. Hence God may preserve a man's soul when he lets his outward affairs go all to ruin; for the sake of his soul this may be needed. 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. The Spirit, who is their Preserver and Comforter, shall abide with them for ever. The sun strikes the man who is in a physical condition to receive the stroke. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. Look to him at any hour in the light or in the night. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. 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. I. WORLD-DRAWN, WE LOOK DOWN, AND SO ARE WEAK. *LORD is a special name for God. Lament Psalms. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. He must receive the Holy Ghost, have the heavens opened unto him, and know God, and then sin against him. Thee Lord shall preserve them from all evil. The hurry and bustle of thousands who are hasting to be rich. Since the colonial era, abolitionist writers turned to Psalm 121 as proof of Gods protection for enslaved people. Uncertainties; possibly some very great joy, or some overwhelming sorrow, or some very sore perplexity, or even the last experience of death. Elijah was calmed, and made himself again, by the soothing influences of Horeb, the mount of God. 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. "Our help cometh from the Lord."S.C. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? Psalm 121:7 (DBY) Psalm 121:7 (NIRV) Enthronement Psalms. (Psalms 121:3-6.) Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Dishonesty found out is evil. Not the universal, but the general rule. We cannot think o, any place, however remote, or obscure, or humble, where he will not be with his defending, delivering hand. After Gods people returned from the Babylonian captivity they were suffering new afflictions. Psalms 121:1-8 . Genesis (The Lord shall keep thee safe from all evil; yea, the Lord shall keep thee safe.). Recognizes the relation of what he sees to his people. Amazing Promises. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. To get what Psalm 121:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. It is not for the godless, but for the regenerated people of God. whom the Lord blessed, as he says, "since my coming", or at "my The LORD will protect you from all evil; God will protect your very life. We do not see that the sense is obscured in this instance, but we think the emphasis and force are lessened. 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. 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. In Psalm 121:3b-4 we are told, [God] who keeps you will not slumber. But the encouraging this is that God is here to help you through your challenges. Sorrow has its snares, and so has joy. The Lord Psalm 121:7 (NRS) Not from the evil of affliction, though from that as a penal evil; or as a real one, it being made to Thank You Father God that You are my ever-present help in troubled times and that by the blood of Christ I now have access to Your throne of grace, for mercy - to find help in time on need, in Jesus name I pray, AMEN. II. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Maybe its a friend or your mom. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. Hush the life-fever! The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. (120-7) The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul. 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. 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. Now the verses in Psalms are pretty straightforward, verse 4 says, God will neither slumber nor sleep. Quarrelsomeness breaking friendship is evil. II. 1. Warren Wiersbe describes the Valley of Baca as any difficult and painful place in life, where everything seems hopeless and you feel helpless, like the pit of despair. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 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. Psalm 121:7 (NAS) Variations of the Hebrew root word for "keep" appear in verses 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8. 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. But whatever be its form, our God can "keep" us true, pure, holy. Hashem shall preserve thee from kol rah; He shall preserve thy nefesh. It never ceases but it is replenished every dawn (Lamentations 3:2223). F26; and so one that, wherever he comes III. Psalm 121:7 (CSB) He made the *heaven and the earth. covenant ~ two people have agreed what each should do How business life tends to absorb all time, all thought, all energy, so that scarce any are left for God! OUR IDEA OF BEING KEPT AND GOD'S IDEA MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT. 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. If he were but free from the answering of his moral evil, nothing that could happen would be a real calamity.R.T. His concern for the material life does but illustrate his care for the spiritual life ("This is the will of God, even our sanctification"). The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. Psalm 121:38 continues the theme of God's protection of His people. This appears to be a prayer of the Jews in their captivity, who are solicitous for their restoration. "Some trust in horses, and some in chariots," and some in mountains; "but we will trust in the Name of the Lord. The same verb is used throughout. Beyond them he must look. v4 It is certain that It is a protection for life. 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? The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. It referred to Israel's journeyings from Babylon to Judah, or from wherever their abode might be, up to the great festivals. He will keep your soul. blessing him, coming in and going out, ( Deuteronomy The writer is oppressed with the burdens and sorrows of exile; he remembers Zion, and he sings his soul to quietness and peace by looking away from present cares to the high hills of God, and cheers his drooping spirit by remembering how, amid all the earth-changes, the everlasting hills abide. THE EVER-WATCHFUL WATCHMAN SEES. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. 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