New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 121:4
4Behold, He who watches over Israel Will neither slumber nor 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, Who made heaven and earth. 3He will not allow your foot to slip; He who watches over you will not slumber. Behold, He who watches over Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. 5The Lord is your protector; The Lord is your shade on your right hand. 6The sun will not beat down on you by day, Nor the moon by night.
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הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 121:4
- Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom should I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread?
- Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place; You keep me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds a house, They who build it labor in vain; Unless the Lord guards a city, The watchman stays awake in vain.
- Isaiah 27:3I, the Lord, am its keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will damage it, I guard it night and day.
- 1 Kings 18:27And at noon Elijah ridiculed them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, since he is a god; undoubtedly he is attending to business, or is on the way, or is on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep, and will awaken.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:16When I devoted my mind to know wisdom and to see the business which has been done on the earth (even though one should never 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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