Psalms 121:5
LORD is thy keeper. LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
In Context
4Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Cross References
Exodus 13:21And LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night.
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Isaiah 4:5And LORD will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night, for over all the glory, a covering.
Isaiah 32:2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 121:2-8
Confidence in God. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord , which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The Lord… Read the whole commentary →