| 1 | I will lift up my eyes to the hills [around Jerusalem, to sacred Mount Zion and Mount Moriah]—From whence shall my help come? |
| 2 | My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. |
| 3 | He will not allow your foot to slip
or
to be moved; He Who 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 shade on your right hand [the side not carrying a shield]. |
| 6 | The sun shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. |
| 7 | The Lord will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life. |
| 8 | The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 121:1 : Jer. 3:23.
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Psalm 121:3 : I Sam. 2:9; Ps. 127:1; Prov. 3:23, 26; Isa. 27:3.
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Psalm 121:5 : Isa. 25:4.
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Psalm 121:6 : Ps. 91:5; Isa. 49:10; Rev. 7:16.
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Psalm 121:8 : Deut. 28:6; Prov. 2:8; 3:6.
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