Psalms 121:7
The LORD shall keep thee from all evil; he shall keep thy soul.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
In Context
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
8The LORD shall keep thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth and for evermore.
Cross References
Genesis 28:15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.
Psalms 34:22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be condemned.
Psalms 91:9For thou, O LORD, art my refuge! thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
Psalms 145:20The LORD preserveth all them that love him; but all the wicked will he destroy.
Matthew 6:13And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
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 →