Psalm 121 can be considered in terms of structures. You could think of the psalm as a two part structure: verse 1 raises the question, and 2-8 provide the reply. Since the pronoun of verses 1-2 is the first person “my” and the pronoun of verses 3-8 is the second person “you,...
SelahPsalm 121:5The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.Psalm 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Treasury of Scripture Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings, ...
Psalm 121[iq] God, Guardian of His People 1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains;[ir] from where will I receive help?2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.[is]3 He will not permit your foot to stumble; he who guards you will not fal...
My right: i.e., the place where one’s witness or legal counsel stood (see Pss 16:8; 109:31; 110:5; 121:5). Psalm 142:4 Along the path on which I travel: the present path on which the psalmist is traveling, i.e., the path of his opponents, which is covered with such ...
“The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever”~Psalm 121:7-8 (NIV). We have certainly felt God’s protection throughout our lives and, though our future is uncertain, we do not fear anything...
12-20;Numbers 16:21, 45-50, when God was on the point of destroying the whole people, but relented at the intercession of Moses.Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath(comp.Judges 2:11-16;Judges 3:8, 9;Judges 4:2, 15;Judges 6:1-8, ...
Psalm 55:23 Text cited in 1 Pet 5:7 (see also Ps 121:2; Isa 50:10). Psalm 55:24 See note on verse 10 above. Pit of destruction: i.e., the grave. Psalm 56:1 A psalmist subjected to harassment appeals to the Lord to take note of the injustice he is undergoing. He calls for...
The name by which God revealed himself to the patriarchs was El-Shaddai:“God Almighty” (see Gen 17:1), which stressed God’s power or his home in the mountains (see Ps 121:1). Zalmon: a mountain near Shechem (see Jdg 9:46-48) or a dark volcanic mountain in Bashan or Hauran ...