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Psalms 121:6
6The hot sun will not hurt you in the daytime. At night, the moon cannot hurt you.
Psalms 121:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
- New International Version (NIV)the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon by night.
Context of Psalms 121:6
4Yes! The Lord keeps Israel's people safe. He never gets tired or sleeps at all! 5The Lord is the one who keeps you safe. He is very near to you. He will give you shade from the hot sun. The hot sun will not hurt you in the daytime. At night, the moon cannot hurt you. 7The Lord is the one who takes care of you in all danger. He keeps your life safe. 8Whatever you do and wherever you go, the Lord will always keep you safe, now and for ever.
Read all of Psalms 121Psalms 121:6 word by word
יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 121:6
- Psalms 91:5Do not be afraid of troubles that come in the night, or of your enemy's arrows during the day.
- Isaiah 49:10They will not be hungry or thirsty. The strong heat of the sun will not hurt them. The one who loves them will be their guide. He will lead them to drink from springs of water.
- Revelation 7:16They will never again be hungry. They will never be thirsty. The sun will not burn them, nor will any other strong heat burn them.
Commentaries on Psalms 121:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The sun shall not smite thee by day - Thus expressed by the Chaldee: "The morning spectres shall not smite thee by day, during the government of the sun; nor the nocturnal spectres by night, during the government of the moon." I believe the psalmist simply means, they shall not be injured by heat nor cold; by a sun-stroke by day, nor a frost-bite by night.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The sun shall not smite thee by day - The Septuagint renders this, “shall not burn thee” - ́ sungkausei So the Latin Vulgate. The Hebrew word means to smite, to strike, as with a rod or staff, or with the plague or pestilence; and then, to kill, to slay. The allusion here is to what is now called a “sun-stroke” - the effect of the burning sun on the brain. Such effects of the sun are often fatal now, as doubtless they were in the time of the psalmist. Nor…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. 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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