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Verse Psalms 121:7. _THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THEE FROM ALL EVIL_]
Spiritual and corporeal, _natural_ and _moral_.
_HE SHALL PRESERVE THY SOUL._] Take care of thy _life_, and take care
of thy soul....
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THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THEE FROM ALL EVIL - This is an advance of the
thought. The psalmist had in the previous verses specified some
particular evils from which he says God would keep those who put...
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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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SHALL PRESERVE THEE. The repeated promise of Jehovah by Isaiah (2
Kings 19:20.Isaiah 37:6; Isaiah 37:7; Isaiah 37:22...
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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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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 shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy
soul.
THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THEE FROM ALL EVIL: HE SHALL PRESERVE THY
SOUL. THE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THY GOING OUT, AND THY COMING...
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The song of the traveller, whose guide is Jehovah....
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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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(7-8) Instead of _preserve,_ read _keep,_ the persistent dwelling on
this one word making one of the chief beauties of this hymn....
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יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִ כָּל ־רָ֑ע
יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר...
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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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_Strength. Fortifications, (Berthier) or army. --- Towers, or
"palaces." (Hebrew) (Jeremias xxxi. 23.) (Calmet) --- He insists so
much on the blessing of peace, because he foresaw that Jerusalem would...
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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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THEE LORD SHALL PRESERVE THEM FROM ALL EVIL,.... The Word of the Lord,
as the Targum. Not from the evil of affliction, though from that as a
penal evil; or as a real one, it being made to work for goo...
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The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy
soul.
Ver. 7. _The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil_] Whether of sin
or of punishment; from the hurt if not from the smart ther...
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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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The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil, no matter of what kind it
may be and from which side it may threaten; HE SHALL PRESERVE THY
SOUL, the life of the soul being the believer's highest possessi...
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THE GUARDIAN CARE OF THE LORD.
A song of degrees, full of believing fervor due to the consciousness
of the fellowship of God with His children on earth....
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 121:7 LORD H3068 preserve H8104 (H8799) evil H7451 preserve
H8104 (H8799) soul H5315
preserve -...
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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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_The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil _
PRESERVED ITEM ALL EVIL
Lawyers, when they are drawing up important documents, frequently
con-elude with some general terms to meet any emergency which...
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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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_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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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...