Psalms 121:7
The LORD shall keep thee from all evil; He shall keep thy soul.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
In Context
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
8The LORD shall guard thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth and for ever.
Cross References
Genesis 28:15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.'
1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying: 'Oh that Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that Thy hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldest work deliverance from evil, that it may not pain me!' And God granted him that which he requested.
Psalms 34:22(34-23) The LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.
Psalms 91:9For thou hast made the LORD who is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.
Psalms 145:20The LORD preserveth all them that love Him; but all the wicked will He destroy.
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 →