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Psalms 121:7-8

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 in. The thrice-repeated "shall preserve," or 'keep thee,' attests the greatness of man's unbelief, which needs so frequent assurances. The 'going out and the coming in' express the beginning and the completion of undertakings. Drawn from .

From this time forth, and even forevermore - cf. the Lord Christ's promises to the spiritual Israel, .

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See also Psalms 121:7-8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    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....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SHALL PRESERVE THEE. The repeated promise of Jehovah by Isaiah (2 Kings 19:20.Isaiah 37:6; Isaiah 37:7; Isaiah 37:22...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    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...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    The song of the traveller, whose guide is Jehovah....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 121 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (7-8) Instead of _preserve,_ read _keep,_ the persistent dwelling on this one word making one of the chief beauties of this hymn....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִ כָּל ־רָ֑ע יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 121:7 LORD H3068 preserve H8104 (H8799) evil H7451 preserve H8104 (H8799) soul H5315 preserve -...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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....

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Timothy 4:18; Job 5:19; Matthew 6:13; Proverbs 12:21; Psalms 145:2

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