Psalms 121:1
A song of degrees. I will lift mine eyes vnto the mountaines, from whence mine helpe shall come.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
In Context
2Mine helpe commeth from the Lord, which hath made the heauen and the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 2:6Euen I haue set my King vpon Zion mine holy mountaine.
Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Iudah, and mount Zion which he loued.
Psalms 120:1A song of degrees. I called vnto the Lord in my trouble, and hee heard me.
Isaiah 2:3And many people shall go, and say, Come, and let vs go vp to the mountaine of the Lord, to the house of the God of Iaakob, and hee will teach vs his wayes, and we will walke in his paths: for the Lawe shall go foorth of Zion, and the worde of the Lord from Ierusalem,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 121:1
Some call this the soldier's psalm, and think it was penned in the camp, when David was hazarding his life in the high places of the field, and thus trusted God to cover his head in the day of battle. Others call it the traveller's psalm (for there is nothing in it of military dangers) and think David penned it when he was going abroad, and designed it pro vehiculo—for the carriage, for a good man's convoy and companion in a journey or voyage. But we need not thus appropriate it; wherever we are, at home or… Read the whole commentary →