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Psalms 121:4
4indeed, 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.
Context of Psalms 121:4
2My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand; 6the sun will not harm you by day, nor 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 shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
- Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
- Isaiah 27:3I, the Lord, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it.
- 1 Kings 18:27At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:16When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the labor that is done on earth—people getting no 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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