God’s Word Translation
Psalms 121:7
7The Lord guards you from every evil. He guards your life.
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
5The Lord is your guardian. The Lord is the shade over your right hand. 6The sun will not beat down on you during the day, nor will the moon at night. The Lord guards you from every evil. He guards your life. 8The Lord guards you as you come and go, now and forever.
Read all of Psalms 121Psalms 121:7 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 121:7
- Psalms 91:9You, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your home.
- Job 5:19He will keep you safe from six troubles, and when the seventh one comes, no harm will touch you:
- Proverbs 12:21No ⌞lasting⌟ harm comes to a righteous person, but wicked people have lots of trouble.
- Matthew 6:13Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
- Romans 8:28We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan.
- 2 Timothy 4:18The Lord will rescue me from all harm and will take me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Glory belongs to him forever! Amen.
- Psalms 34:22The Lord protects the souls of his servants. All who take refuge in him will never be condemned.
- Psalms 41:2The Lord will protect him and keep him alive. He will be blessed in the land. Do not place him at the mercy of his enemies.
- Psalms 97:10Let those who love the Lord hate evil. The one who guards the lives of his godly ones will rescue them from the power of wicked people.
- Psalms 145:20The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy all wicked people.
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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