Psalms 121:1
I will lift up mine eyes, unto the mountains, From whence cometh my help!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
In Context
2My help, is from Yahweh, who made heavens and earth.
Cross References
Psalms 2:6Yet, I, have installed my king,—on Zion my holy mountain.
Psalms 78:68But made choice of the tribe of Judah, The mountain of Zion, which he loved;
Psalms 120:1Unto Yahweh, in the distress that befell me, I cried—and he answered me.
Isaiah 2:3And many peoples shall go and say—Come ye, and let us ascend Unto the mountain of Yahweh Unto the house of the God of Jacob, That he may teach us of his ways, And we may walk in his paths,—For, out of Zion, shall go forth a law, And the word of Yahweh out of Jerusalem;
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 →