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Psalm 121, a song of ascents, offers a profound exploration of faith and divine protection. The psalmist looks to the hills, recognizing the grandeur of creation and thus the greatness of the Creator. It's an intimate prayer of trust, acknowledging that help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- I Lift My Eyes Up
- The God Who Keeps Us
- The Christ Who Keeps Us
- Christ Keeps His Church
Psalm 121 is a “Song of Ascents”. This means that Psalm 121 was sung as God’s people made their pilgrimage to the temple in Jerusalem. The trip was long and very tiring, being made entirely on foot so God’s people would sing as they made their way to the temple. Psalm 121 is one of the songs they would sing. The Psalms starts like this: I lift up m...
The word keep (and its variations) is used 6 times in verses 3-8. We can see from these six uses, that when God keeps us: 1. he does not let our foot be moved 2. he neither sleeps nor slumbers in order to keep us 3. his keeping is like the shade at our right hand 4. he protects us from evil 5. he preserves our lives 6. he watches over our going out...
We who live in these last days know, far better than the Psalmist did, just exactly how far God would go to keep us from being separated from Him. He would go as far as separating himself from his only son that he might never separate from us. We find this assurance, that God will always keep us, in Romans 8:35-39: Who shall separate us from the lo...
I was drawn to Psalm 121 because I felt its relevance during some of the things our world has been experiencing during these troubling days. I’ve been greatly concerned about the divisions I’ve seen in the church between those who want to wear masks and those who don’t. I’ve been overwhelmed by the thought of the American Church’s complicity in rac...
Who made heaven and earth. a. I will lift up my eyes to the hills: The singer of this psalm looked to the hills, likely the distant hills of Jerusalem as he travelled toward the city to fulfill his pilgrimage. i. “The singer is still far from the appointed place of worship, lifting his eyes toward the distant mountains.
In the face of the dangers in the world, God can also provide protection. “ 5 The Lord is your protector; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun will not beat down on you by day, nor the moon by night.” (Ps. 121:5-6). “Yahweh is a keeper who stands at the right hand to provide shade.
- I Lift Up My Eyes To The Mountains, Where Does My Help Come From? (Psalm 121:1) Some translations read this verse as, “Shall I lift my eyes to the hills?
- My Help Comes From The Lord, The Maker Of Heaven And Earth. (Psalm 121:2) Psalm 121:2 quickly answers the question asked in the first verse, my help comes from the Lord.
- He Will Not Let Your Foot Slip, He Who Watches Over You Will Not Slumber. (Psalm 121:3) This is a picture of a traveler traversing treacherous terrain walking toward the temple to worship.
- Indeed, He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep. (Psalm 121:4) The Psalmist here expands the scope. God isn’t just watching over him, but the entire nation.
Aug 14, 2018 · The Psalms offer an important message to those who long for sleep in the midst of life’s anxious times. In Psalm 121:3b-4 we are told, “ [God] who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.”. There is a very simple message here: God never sleeps, slumbers or naps.
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Oct 12, 2018 · Psalm 121 has a thematic center, writes Tucker: In verses 3–8 the theme of Yahweh as the “guardian” of Israel or the one who keeps watch (shamar) over Israel is the fundamental claim in the psalm, as suggested below. In verses 1–2 the psalmist looks for a helper and refers to Yahweh as “my help” (‘ezri). The image of God in verses ...
