“ Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. ”
Behold, he that keepeth Israel - The Keeper - the Guardian - of his people. The psalmist here passes from his own particular case to a general truth - a truth to him full of consolation. It is, t...
CXXI. Yahweh's Care for His People. Psalms 121:8 . going out i.e. to the feast at Zion, and coming in to thy home far away, perhaps in heathen lands.
neither. Hebrew. l'o (like Greek. ou) . He will not. Absolute.
4. Behold! he who keepeth Israel will not slumber nor sleep. (64) To recall each individual to the consideration of the common covenant, he represents the Divine providence as extending to...
DISCOURSE: 714 SECURITY OF THOSE WHO TRUST IN GOD Psalms 121:1-8 . I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth....
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. He that keepeth Israel - The Divine Being represents himself as a watchman, who takes care of the city and its inhabitants during the n...
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The terms in which the pilgrims committed themselves to Yahweh'...
The song of the traveller, whose guide is Jehovah.
Slumber nor sleep. — This repetition, with the addition of a synonym, offers a very good instance of the step-like style supposed by many critics to give their name to these psalms. But it must b...
Psalms 121:1-8 How many timid, anxious hearts has this sweet outpouring of quiet trust braced and lifted to its own serene height of conscious safety! This psalmist is so absorbed in the thought o...
Where to Find Help Psalms 120:1-7 ; Psalms 121:1-8 This is the first of the “Songs of Degrees.” It has been suggested that they were pilgrim-songs to beguile the journeys from all parts of the...
This song, so full of beauty, marks another stage in the approach of the worshiper in that it sets forth his assurance of the present help of Jehovah. The singer is still far from the appointed place...
How beautiful, how truly beautiful and soul-refreshing are these words, if considered, first, as spoken by God our Father to the person of his dear Son, as the Mediator and Head of the church; and th...
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. He that kept Israel or Jacob, when asleep, and appeared to him in a dream, and promised to keep him in all places, and did; who found...
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Ver. 4. Behold, he that keepeth, &c. ] He repeateth that sweetest promise (that we may roll it as sugar under our tongues, that...
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved To wit, so as to fall into mischief. He speaks, as it were, from God to himself, but, withal, to the encouragement of all good men. He that keepeth thee wil...
Confidence in God. A song of degrees. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My...
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INTRODUCTION This “Song of the Ascents”—a title slightly varying from that of each of the other Gradual Psalms—is as suitable as any for the Israelite’s use when not leaving his home for the earthly...
Psalms 121 There is an affinity between souls and hills, especially for those who have become acquainted with their own solemn depths and sublime heights. In man's earthly estate wonderful heights...
Psalms 121:1 . I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. It is wise to look to the strong for strength. Dwellers in valleys are subject to many disorders for which ther...
Psalms 121:1 . I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. Zion and mount Moriah, on which the temple stood. See on Psalms 125:2 . REFLECTIONS. In the preseding psalm we found the man of God mo...
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. Guaranteed security I. The godly man’s need. “Help.” Can never outgrow this: dependence the characteristic of the creature: “help” must be had in the co...
EXPOSITION THE preceding psalm is one of complaint; the present, one of comfort and consolation. The pilgrim lifts up his eyes to the hills, and is satisfied that help is coming to him. He the...
The Guardian Care of the Lord. A song of degrees, full of believing fervor due to the consciousness of the fellowship of God with His children on earth.
1 Kings 18:27 ; Ecclesiastes 8:16 ; Isaiah 27:3 ; Psalms 127:1 ; Psalms 27:1 ; Psalms 32:7 ; Psalms 32:8 ; Revelation 7:15