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THE LORD IS THY KEEPER - Thy Preserver; thy Defender. He will keep
time from danger; he will keep thee from sin; he will keep thee unto
salvation.
THE LORD IS THY SHADE - The Lord is as a shadow: as...
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PSALM 120-134
The Psalms of Degrees
Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents.
They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem
three times a year to celebrat...
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CXXI. YAHWEH'S CARE FOR HIS PEOPLE.
Psalms 121:8. going out _i.e._ to the feast at Zion, and COMING IN to
thy home far away, perhaps in heathen lands....
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DISCOURSE: 714
SECURITY OF THOSE WHO TRUST IN GOD
Psalms 121:1. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and
earth. He will...
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THE LORD IS THY SHADE UPON THY RIGHT HAND— In those countries, where
the heat of the sun was intolerable, shady places were esteemed as not
only very refreshing, but likewise as salutary and necessary...
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PSALMS 121
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Jehovah the True Helper and Keeper of Israel.
ANALYSIS
(See Inserted Headlines.)
(Lm.) Song of the Steps.
(THE KING, SEEING JERUSALEM SURROUNDED
BY AN ARMY.)
1
I ke...
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The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
THE LORD IS THY KEEPER; THE LORD IS THY SHADE. "Thy shade," thy
protecting shelter: a natural image to pilgrims suffering under t...
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The song of the traveller, whose guide is Jehovah....
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SHADE] i.e. shelter for defence....
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
PSALMS 121
PSALMS FOR CLIMBING;
PSALMS 120:134
Jesus said, "We wi
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THY KEEPER. — Notice again how the prominent word is caught up from
the preceding verse and amplified, and then again repeated, and again
amplified in Psalms 121:7, where _preserve_ is an unfortunate...
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יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗
עַל ־יַ֥ד...
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Psalms 121:1
How many timid, anxious hearts has this sweet outpouring of quiet
trust braced and lifted to its own serene height of conscious safety!
This psalmist is so absorbed in the thought of his...
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WHERE TO FIND HELP
Psalms 120:1; Psalms 121:1
This is the first of the “Songs of Degrees.” It has been suggested
that they were pilgrim-songs to beguile the journeys from all parts of
the country to...
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This song, so full of beauty, marks another stage in the approach of
the worshiper in that it sets forth his assurance of the present help
of Jehovah. The singer is still far from the appointed place...
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_Upon. Or "over." (Haydock) --- The Jews made their sanhedrim superior
to the kings, as the Chaldean here insinuates. But the text rather
means that both the ecclesiastical and civil courts shall be
r...
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How beautiful, how truly beautiful and soul-refreshing are these
words, if considered, first, as spoken by God our Father to the person
of his dear Son, as the Mediator and Head of the church; and the...
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In Psalms 121 Jehovah is assuredly declared to be his protection. He
who never slumbers nor sleeps He will not suffer his foot to be moved.
The general intention is plain. I am not quite sure what is...
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THE LORD [IS] THY KEEPER,.... This explains more fully who it is that
keeps Israel and particular believers, and confirms the same; not a
creature, but the Lord; the Word of the Lord, as the Targum, i...
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The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.
Ver. 5. _The Lord is thy keeper_] His peace within thee and his power
without thee shall safeguard thee to his heavenly kingdom,...
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_He will not suffer thy foot to be moved_ To wit, so as to fall into
mischief. He speaks, as it were, from God to himself, but, withal, to
the encouragement of all good men. _He that keepeth thee will...
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THY SHADE; both to refresh thee and keep thee from the burning heat of
the sun, as it is expressed in the next verse, and to protect thee by
his power from all thine enemies; for which reason God is o...
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Psalms 121:5 LORD H3068 keeper H8104 (H8802) LORD H3068 shade H6738
right H3225 hand H3027
thy shade -...
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Psalms 121
There is an affinity between souls and hills, especially for those who
have become acquainted with their own solemn depths and sublime
heights. In man's earthly estate wonderful heights are...
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Psalms 121:1. _I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help._
No help comes from anywhere else but from the eternal hills. Let us
lift up our eyes, therefore, hopefully expecti...
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Psalms 121:1. _I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help._
It is wise to look to the strong for strength. Dwellers in valleys are
subject to many disorders for which there i...
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CONTENTS: The guardian care of the Lord and the peace of His house.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: The Christian may stay himself upon Jehovah as a God of
power, a God all-sufficient for us....
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Psalms 121:1. _I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills._ Zion and
mount Moriah, on which the temple stood. See on Psalms 125:2.
REFLECTIONS.
In the preseding psalm we found the man of God mourning i...
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_I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills._
GUARANTEED SECURITY
I. The godly man’s need. “Help.” Can never outgrow this:
dependence the characteristic of the creature: “help” must be had
in the confl...
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_The Lord is thy keeper._
DIVINE PROTECTION
A celebrated traveller--after an absence of three years, during which
he had walked across the continent of Africa from east to west,
through vast regions...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 121:1. This psalm seems to be intended to
encourage confidence in those making the pilgrimage to Jerusalem (see
note on Psalm 120 for the Songs of Ascents). The successful j...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 121:3 These verses are dominated by the word
“keep” (to watch over): the Lord who KEEPS ISRAEL (the corporate
entity) also KEEPS YOU (the particular member). This means that...
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INTRODUCTION
This “Song of the Ascents”—a title slightly varying from that of
each of the other Gradual Psalms—is as suitable as any for the
Israelite’s use when not leaving his home for the earthly J...
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EXPOSITION
THE preceding psalm is one of complaint; the present, one of comfort
and consolation. The pilgrim lifts up his eyes to the hills, and is
satisfied that help is coming to him. He then proce...
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I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills (Psalms 121:1),
For there is Jerusalem, there in the mountains of Jerusalem, up there
in the hills. There is that city. There is where I'm going to stand
befor...
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Exodus 13:21; Isaiah 25:4; Isaiah 32:2; Isaiah 4:5; Isaiah 4:6;...
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Shade — To keep thee from the burning heat of the sun....