Psalms 121:3
What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
In Context
2O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.
4The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness, because no man shall prevail by his own strength.
Psalms 55:23they are divided by the wrath Of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and
Psalms 91:12In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Proverbs 2:8Keeping the paths of justice, and guarding the ways of saints.
Proverbs 3:26For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
1 Peter 1:5Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
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 →