“ The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. ”
The Lord is thy keeper - Thy Preserver; thy Defender. He will keep time from danger; he will keep thee from sin; he will keep thee unto salvation. The Lord is thy shade - The Lord is as a sha...
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.
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....
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand— In those countries, where the heat of the sun was intolerable, shady places were esteemed as not only very refreshing, but likewise as salutary and necess...
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The Lord is thy keeper; the Lord is thy shade. "Thy shade," thy protecting shelter: a natural image to pilgrims suffering un...
The song of the traveller, whose guide is Jehovah.
Thy keeper. — Notice again how the prominent word is caught up from the preceding verse and amplified, and then again repeated, and again amplified in Psalms 121:7-8 , where preserve is an unfor...
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...
The Lord [is] thy keeper ,.... This explains more fully who it is that keeps Israel and particular believers, and confirms the same; not a creature, but the Lord; the Word of the Lord, as the Targum...
The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand. Ver. 5. The Lord is thy keeper ] His peace within thee and his power without thee shall safeguard thee to his heavenly kingdo...
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...
Thy shade; both to refresh thee and keep thee from the burning heat of the sun, as it is expressed in the next verse, and to protect thee by his power from all thine enemies; for which reason God i...
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.
Exodus 13:21 ; Isaiah 25:4 ; Isaiah 32:2 ; Isaiah 4:5 ; Isaiah 4:6 ; Matthew 23:37 ; Psalms 109:31 ; Psalms 16:8
Shade — To keep thee from the burning heat of the sun.