Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 121:4
4Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.
Psalms 121:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
- New International Version (NIV)indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Context of Psalms 121:4
2My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep. 5The Lord protects you; the Lord is a shelter right by your side. 6The sun will not strike you by day or the moon by night.
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הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 121:4
- Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life — whom should I dread?
- Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance.Selah
- Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.
- Isaiah 27:3I am the Lord, who watches over it to water it regularly. So that no one disturbs it, I watch over it night and day.
- 1 Kings 18:27At noon Elijah mocked them. He said, “Shout loudly, for he’s a god! Maybe he’s thinking it over; maybe he has wandered away; or maybe he’s on the road. Perhaps he’s sleeping and will wake up!”
- Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night),
Commentaries on Psalms 121:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He that keepeth Israel - The Divine Being represents himself as a watchman, who takes care of the city and its inhabitants during the night-watches; and who is never overtaken with slumbering or sleepiness. There is a thought in the Antigone of Sophocles, that seems the counterpart of this of the psalmist, , , ̔ , '̔ ̔ - '̔ , ; Antig. ver. 613, Edit. Johnson. Shall men below control great Jove above, Whose eyes by all-subduing sleep Are never closed, as…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Behold, 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, that the people of God must always be safe; that their great Guardian never slumbers; and that he, as one of his people, might, therefore, confidently look for his protecting care. Shall neither slumber nor sleep - Never slumbers, never ceases to be watchful. Man…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4God watches over his own, even and especially when they face many troubles (Psalms 12:5, 7; 69:29; 91:14; 146:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. His sleepless vigilance is added. to be moved--(Compare Psa 38:16; 66:9).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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