Psalms 121:4
Lo! neither will slumber nor sleep, The keeper of Israel.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
In Context
3May he not suffer thy foot, to slip, May thy keeper, not slumber!
5Yahweh, is thy keeper, Yahweh, is thy shade, on thy right hand:
Cross References
Psalms 27:1Yahweh, is my light and my salvation, Of whom shall I be afraid? Yahweh, is the refuge of my life, Of whom shall I be in dread?
Psalms 127:1If, Yahweh, build not the house, in vain, have the builders of it toiled thereon, If, Yahweh, watch not the city, in vain, hath the watchman kept awake:
Isaiah 27:3I—Yahweh, am Watching over her, Every moment, will I water her,—Lest anyone injure her, Night and day, will I watch over her.
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 →