Psalms 121:3
He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
In Context
2My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
4Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.
Psalms 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
Psalms 91:12They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.
Proverbs 2:8that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.
Proverbs 3:26for the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.
1 Peter 1:5who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a 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 →