Psalms 121:4
2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
6 The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- KJV
- Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
- WEB
- Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- ASV
- Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.
- DARBY
- Behold, he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
- BLB
- Behold, He does not slumber, and He does not sleep—the One guarding Israel.
- ÅB
- Se, han slumrer ikke og sover ikke, Israels vokter.
- OTB
- Se, Israels vokter
Vil verken slumre eller sove. - B1930
- Se, han slumrer ikke og sover ikke, Israels vokter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
Read in contextIsaiah 27:3
I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
Read in contextPsalms 32:7–8
You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
Read in context1 Kings 18:27
At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
Read in contextEcclesiastes 8:16
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
Read in contextPsalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
Read in contextRevelation 7:15
For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
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