Psalms 121:5
The LORD is thy guardian; The LORD is thy shade at thy right hand.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
In Context
4Behold, the guardian of Israel Doth neither slumber nor sleep.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.
Cross References
Psalms 91:1He who sitteth under the shelter of the Most High Maketh his abode in the shadow of the Almighty.
Isaiah 4:5Then shall Jehovah create upon the whole extent of mount Zion, and upon her places of assembly, A cloud and smoke by day, And the brightness of a flaming fire by night; Yea, for all that is glorious there shall be a shelter;
Isaiah 32:2Every one of them shall be a hiding-place from the wind, And a shelter from the tempest; As streams of water in a dry place, As the shadow 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 →