Psalm 121

Young's Literal Translation

121 A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?

²My help [is] from Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

³He suffereth not thy foot to be moved, Thy preserver slumbereth not.

⁴Lo, He slumbereth not, nor sleepeth, He who is preserving Israel.

⁵Jehovah [is] thy preserver, Jehovah [is] thy shade on thy right hand,

⁶By day the sun doth not smite thee, Nor the moon by night.

⁷Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul.

⁸Jehovah preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, From henceforth even unto the age!

Psalm 121

New American Standard Bible

The Lord, the Keeper of Israel.

A Song of Ascents.

121 I will ^(A)raise my eyes to ^(B)the mountains;
From where will my help come?
²My ^(C)help comes from the Lord,
Who ^(D)made heaven and earth.
³He will not ^(E)allow your foot to slip;
He who ^(F)watches over you will not slumber.
⁴Behold, He who watches over Israel
Will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵The Lord is your ^[a]^(G)protector;
The Lord is your ^(H)shade on your right hand.
⁶The ^(I)sun will not ^[b]beat down on you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
⁷The Lord will ^[c]^(J)protect you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.
⁸The Lord will ^[d]^(K)guard your going out and your coming in
^(L)From this time and forever.

Footnotes

Psalm 121:5 Or keeper
Psalm 121:6 Lit strike you
Psalm 121:7 Or keep
Psalm 121:8 Or keep

Psalm 121

Amplified Bible

The Lord the Keeper of Israel.

A Song of ^[a]Ascents.

121 I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—
From where shall my help come?^(A)
²
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
³
He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.^(B)
⁴
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].

⁵
The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.^(C)
⁶
The sun will not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.^(D)
⁷
The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your life.
⁸
The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do]
From this time forth and forever.^(E)

Footnotes

Psalm 121:1 See Psalm 120 title note.

Psalm 121

English Standard Version

My Help Comes from the Lord

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

121 I ^(B)lift up my eyes to ^(C)the hills.
From where does my help come?
²^(D)My help comes from the Lord,
who ^(E)made heaven and earth.

³He will not ^(F)let your foot be moved;
he who ^(G)keeps you will not slumber.
⁴Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your ^(H)shade on your ^(I)right hand.
⁶^(J)The sun shall not ^(K)strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷The Lord will ^(L)keep you from all evil;
    he will ^(M)keep your life.
⁸The Lord will keep
    your ^(N)going out and your coming in
    from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalm 121

New International Version

Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

¹I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
²My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven^(A) and earth.^(B)

³He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴indeed, he who watches^(C) over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵The Lord watches over^(D) you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
⁶the sun^(E) will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷The Lord will keep you from all harm^(F)—
he will watch over your life;
⁸the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.^(G)

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Psalm 121

Young's Literal Translation