Revised Version 1895
Psalms 121:2
2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Psalms 121:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
- New International Version (NIV)My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
Context of Psalms 121:2
1I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come? My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Read all of Psalms 121Psalms 121:2 word by word
עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 121:2
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 124:8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 146:5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
- Isaiah 40:28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding.
- Isaiah 41:13For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
- Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonour which shall never be forgotten.
- Hosea 13:9It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against me, against thy help.
- Hebrews 13:6So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
Commentaries on Psalms 121:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2My help cometh from the Lord - There is no help for me but in my God; and I expect it from no other quarter.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2My help cometh from the Lord - From Yahweh. This is the answer to the anxious inquiry in Psalm 121:1. It indicates (a) a consciousness that help could come only from God; (b) a belief that it would come from him; and a confident yet humble reliance on him. Which made heaven and earth - The great Creator of the universe. He must, therefore, be able to protect me. The Creator of all can defend all.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. 22. by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge (Psa 115:15), to which,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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