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Verse Psalms 121:4. _HE THAT KEEPETH ISRAEL_] The Divine Being
represents himself as a _watchman_, who takes care of the city and its
inhabitants during the night-watches; and who is never overtaken w...
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BEHOLD, HE THAT KEEPETH ISRAEL - The Keeper - the Guardian - of his
people. The psalmist here passes from his own particular case to a
general truth - a truth to him full of consolation. It is, that t...
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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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NEITHER. Hebrew. _l'o_ (like Greek. _ou)_. He will not. Absolute....
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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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Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
BEHOLD, HE THAT KEEPETH ISRAEL SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP. The
terms in which the pilgrims committed themselves to Yahweh's care...
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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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SLUMBER NOR SLEEP. — This repetition, with the addition of a
synonym, offers a very good instance of the _step-like_ style supposed
by many critics to give their name to these psalms. But it must be
c...
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הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא ־יָ֭נוּם וְ לֹ֣א
יִישָׁ֑ן שֹׁ֝ומ
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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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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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4._Behold! he who keepeth Israel will not slumber nor sleep. _(64) To
recall each individual to the consideration of the common covenant, he
represents the Divine providence as extending to the whole...
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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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BEHOLD, HE THAT KEEPETH ISRAEL SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP. He
that kept Israel or Jacob, when asleep, and appeared to him in a
dream, and promised to keep him in all places, and did; who found hi...
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Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Ver. 4. _Behold, he that keepeth, &c._] He repeateth that sweetest
promise (that we may roll it as sugar under our tongues, that we may...
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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 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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Behold, an exclamation expressing and inducing further assurance, HE
THAT KEEPETH ISRAEL SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER, in an occasional short nap,
NOR SLEEP, in total forgetfulness of His children. His is a...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 121:4 keeps H8104 (H8802) Israel H3478 slumber H5123 (H8799)
sleep H3462 (H8799)
he that -...
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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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_Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep._
GOD, THE KEEPER OF ISRAEL
Why was this added? Was it not enough to say, “He that keepeth thee
will not slumber”? Nay, this is not mer...
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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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1 Kings 18:27; Ecclesiastes 8:16; Isaiah 27:3; Psalms 127:1; Psalm