Someone Who Watches Over Me Without Fail
Psalms 121:1-8
Who do you turn to for protection? Can you count on him?
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Published September 8th, 2018; Updated September 9th, 2018
Psalms 121:1-8
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Psalms 121:1-8 ESV
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Psalms 121:1-8
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My Help Comes from the Lord 121 A Song of m Ascents. 1 I v lift up my eyes to w the hills. From where does my help come? 2 x My help comes from the Lord , who y made heaven and earth. 3 He will not z let your foot be moved; he who a keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your b shade on your c right hand. 6 d The sun shall not e strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord will a keep you from all evil; he will a keep your life. 8 The Lord will keep your f going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
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Main point summary
At all times, I can confidently look up for help to the Creator: Yahweh, my Protector who never sleeps. He continuously protects and watches over me wherever I am and wherever I go.
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Psalms 121:1-8
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I v lift up my eyes to w the hills.
אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי אֶל־ הֶהָרִ֑ים
Tumitingin ako sa mga bundok;
Itangadko dagiti matak kadagiti bantay,
From where does my help come?
מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃
saan kaya nanggagaling ang aking saklolo?
sadino ti paggapuan ti tulong a maipaay kaniak?
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x My help comes from the Lord ,
עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה
Ang tulong para sa akin ay nanggagaling sa Panginoon,
Ti tulong nga umay kaniak aggapu iti Apo
who y made heaven and earth.
עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃
na gumawa ng langit at ng lupa.
a nangaramid iti langit ken daga.
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He will not z let your foot be moved;
אַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ
Hindi niya papayagan na ikaw ay mabuwal.
Saanna nga ipalubos a maitibkolka;
he who a keeps you will not slumber.
אַל־יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃
Siyang nag-iingat sa iyo ay hindi natutulog.
kanayon a siririing ti mangsalaknib kenka.
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Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Pakinggan mo ito! Ang nag-iingat sa mga taga-Israel ay hindi umiidlip o natutulog.
Saan a mairidep wenno maturog ti mangaywan iti Israel!
The Lord is your keeper;
יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ
Ang Panginoon ang nag-iingat sa iyo;
Aywanannaka ti Apo ;
the Lord is your b shade on your c right hand.
יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
siyaʼy kasama mo upang ikaw ay patnubayan.
salaknibannaka, adda iti sibaymo.
d The sun shall not e strike you by day,
יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה
Hindi makakasakit sa iyo ang init ng araw
Dinakanto dangran ti init iti aldaw
nor the moon by night.
וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃
o ang liwanag ng buwan kung gabi.
wenno ti bulan iti rabii.
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The Lord will a keep you from all evil;
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע
Iingatan ka ng Panginoon sa anumang kapahamakan;
Ilisinakanto ti Apo iti amin a peggad;
he will a keep your life.
יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
pati ang buhay moʼy kanyang iingatan.
aywanannakanto tapno awan pakaan-anoam.
The Lord will keep your f going out and your coming in
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ
Ang Panginoon ang mag-iingat sa iyo nasaan ka man,
Salaknibannakanto ti Apo iti sadinoman a papanam,
from this time forth and forevermore.
מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
ngayon at magpakailanman.
manipud ita iti agnanayon awan inggana.
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Psalms 121:1-8
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אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי
I lift up my eyes
I will lift up my eyes
אֶל־ הֶהָרִ֑ים
to the hills.
to the hills—
מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃
From where does my help come?
From whence comes my help?
עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה
My help comes from the LORD,
My help comes from the Lord,
עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה
who made {participle}
Who made
שָׁמַ֥יִם
heaven
וָאָֽרֶץ׃
and earth.
and earth.
אַל־ יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ
He will not let your foot be moved {infinitive};
He will not allow your foot to be moved;
אַל־ יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃
he who keeps you {participle} will not slumber.
He who keeps you will not slumber.
הִנֵּ֣ה
Behold,
Behold,
לֹֽא־ יָ֭נוּם
he... will neither slumber
...Shall neither slumber
וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן
nor sleep
nor sleep.
שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
^who keeps {participle} Israel.
^He who keeps Israel
יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ
The LORD is your keeper {participle};
The Lord is your keeper;
יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗
the LORD is your shade
The Lord is your shade
עַל־ יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
on your right hand.
at your right hand.
יוֹמָ֗ם
... by day
...by day,
הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־ יַכֶּ֗כָּה
^The sun shall not strike you,
^The sun shall not strike you
וְיָרֵ֥חַ
nor the moon
Nor the moon
בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃
by night.
by night.
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥
The LORD will keep you
The Lord shall preserve you
מִכָּל־ רָ֑ע
from all evil;
from all evil;
יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־ נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
he will keep your life.
He shall preserve your soul.
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־
The LORD will keep
The Lord shall preserve
צֵאתְךָ֥
your going out {infinitive}
your going out
וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ
and your coming in {infinitive}
and your coming in
מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה
from this time forth
From this time forth,
וְעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃
and forevermore.
and even forevermore.
1. All verbs are in the Yiqtol (Imperfect) conjugation. 2. All verbs, including the participles and infinitives, are in the Qal stem, except for the verb in 121:6b.
נָכָה (nâḵâ), Hiphil = HALOT, to strike, translation: to pierce; (NET, NIV, NLT to harm; GNB, NCV to hurt)
1. All verbs are in the Yiqtol (Imperfect) conjugation. 2. All verbs, including the participles and infinitives, are in the Qal stem, except for the verb in 121:6b.
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נָכָה (nâḵâ), Hiphil = HALOT, to strike, translation: to pierce; (NET, NIV, NLT to harm; GNB, NCV to hurt)
[Participle] your protector, he who watches over you
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Infinitive
[Participle] Israel's protector, he who watches over Israel
[Participle] your protector, watches over you
shall protect you, shall keep you
shall protect, shall watch over
shall protect all that you do, shall watch over
שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִ֑ים מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃
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עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃
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אַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ אַל־יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃
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הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃
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יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃
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יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
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יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
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