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Psalms 121:5
5Jehovah is thy keeper, Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand;
Psalms 121:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
Context of Psalms 121:5
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4Behold, he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Jehovah is thy keeper, Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand; 6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul.
Read all of Psalms 121Psalms 121:5 word by word
יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 121:5
- Exodus 13:21And Jehovah went before their face by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them [in] the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; so that they could go day and night.
- Isaiah 4:5And Jehovah will create over every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and over its convocations, a cloud by day and a smoke, and the brightness of a flame of fire by night: for over all the glory shall be a covering.
- Isaiah 25:4For thou hast been a fortress to the poor, a fortress for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat: for the blast of the terrible ones [has been] as the storm [against] a wall.
- Isaiah 32:2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
- Matthew 23:37Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
- Psalms 16:8I have set Jehovah continually before me; because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Psalms 109:31For he standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul.
Commentaries on Psalms 121:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The 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 shadow: as the shadow of a rock, a house, or a tree, in the intense rays of the burning sun. See the notes at Isaiah 25:4. Upon thy right hand - See Psalm 16:8; Psalm 109:31. Perhaps the particular allusion to the right hand here may be that that was the place of a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The Maker of heaven and earth (Psalm 121:2) protects Israel. God stands with Israel, offering support and care to the faithful (see Psalm 16:7–8). Both the sun and the moon were worshiped as gods in the ancient Near East. But God limits their power. They are part of creation and also praise the Lord (Psalm 148:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. upon thy right hand--a protector's place (Psa 109:31; 110:5).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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