American Standard Version
Psalms 121:7
7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil;He will keep thy soul.
Psalms 121:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.
Context of Psalms 121:7
5Jehovah is thy keeper: Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night. Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; He will keep thy soul. 8Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore.
Read all of Psalms 121Psalms 121:7 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 121:7
- Psalms 91:9For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
- Job 5:19He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
- Proverbs 12:21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
- Matthew 6:13And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
- Romans 8:28And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
- 2 Timothy 4:18The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Psalms 34:22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.
- Psalms 41:2Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.
- Psalms 97:10O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Psalms 145:20Jehovah preserveth all them that love him; But all the wicked will he destroy.
Commentaries on Psalms 121:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil - Spiritual and corporeal, natural and moral. He shall preserve thy soul - Take care of thy life, and take care of thy soul.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil - This is an advance of the thought. The psalmist had in the previous verses specified some particular evils from which he says God would keep those who put their trust in him. He now makes the remark general, and says that God would not only preserve from these particular evils, but would keep those who trusted in him from all evil: he would be their Protector in all the perils of life. He shall preserve thy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The leader of the group of pilgrims uses word pictures to assure the group of the Lord’s presence during the journey.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. God keeps His people at all times and in all perils. nor the moon by night--poetically represents the dangers of the night, over which the moon presides (Ge 1:16).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 121
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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