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Psalms 121:8
8the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Psalms 121:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
Context of Psalms 121:8
6the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 7The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Read all of Psalms 121Psalms 121:8 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 121:8
- Deuteronomy 28:6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
- 2 Samuel 5:2In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’ ”
- Ezra 8:21There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
- Proverbs 2:8for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
- Proverbs 3:6in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
- James 4:13Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”
- Psalms 113:2Let the name of the Lord be praised, both now and forevermore.
- Psalms 115:18it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 121:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Thy going out and thy coming in - Night and day - in all thy business and undertakings; and this through the whole course of thy life: for evermore.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord shall preserve thou going out and thy coming in - Preserve thee in going out and coming in; in going from thy dwelling, and returning to it; in going from home and coming back; that is, everywhere, and at all times. Compare Deuteronomy 28:6. See the notes also at Job 5:24. “From this time forth, and even forevermore.” Through this life and for ever. This is the gracious assurance which is made to all who put their trust in God. At home and…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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