Psalms 121:5
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade, he is on thy right hand.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
In Context
4Behold, he slumbereth not, and he sleepeth not—the keeper of Israel.
6By day the sun shall not strike thee, nor the moon by night.
Cross References
Exodus 13:21And the 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 light to them; that they might go by day and by night:
Psalms 91:1He who sitteth under the secret protection of the Most High, shall rest under the shadow of the Almighty.
Isaiah 4:5And then will the Lord create upon every dwelling of mount Zion, and upon her places of assembly, a cloud and smoke by day, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be a covering.
Isaiah 32:2And every one shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivulets of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a large rock in a languishing 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 →