Psalm 121

 121 (Biblical text in italics)  Compare this Psalm to Psalm 91

1 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?


2 My help comes from Yahweh, Our help comes from the Lord through His Word, His people (see Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, 2 Corinthians 1:10-11, and 1 Thessalonians 5:14), His Spirit, even His arranging circumstances.  It does not always come in the form of a miraculous interventions.  Sometimes (often) we stay in the trial, but God gives us what it takes to get to the other side of it.  God knows, better than we do, how these trials sanctify us and draw us closer to Him. 
Who made heaven and earth.  The Lord is Creator and Sustainer (see Colossians 1:15-17)


3 He will not allow your foot to stumble;
He who keeps you will not slumber.   This is unlike human guards who will fail because they must sleep.


4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will not slumber and will not sleep.  See note verse 3


5 Yahweh is your keeper;
Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.


6 The sun will not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.   In these days, they used words that are like the English “moonstruck” or “lunatic” (note the root - Luna, as in the moon).  People believed that moonlight was harmful and caused seizures, mental illness, etc.


7 Yahweh will keep you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.      Does this mean that, if we obey God, our lives will be easy, safe, and prosperous?  NO!  This Psalm is telling us that God will be with us no matter what and that our souls will be protected.  (see John 16:33)


8 Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in
From now until forever. It is a great comfort to us to know that, not only in our lifetimes, but forever, the Lord is God and will keep His children.

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