Psalms 121:7
Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth preserve thy soul.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
In Context
6By day the sun doth not smite thee, Nor the moon by night.
8Jehovah preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, From henceforth even unto the age!
Cross References
Genesis 28:15'And lo, I [am] with thee, and have kept thee whithersoever thou goest, and have caused thee to turn back unto this ground; for I leave thee not till that I have surely done that which I have spoken to thee.'
1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, 'If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept [me] from evil — not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.
Psalms 34:22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!
Psalms 91:9(For Thou, O Jehovah, [art] my refuge,) The Most High thou madest thy habitation.
Psalms 145:20Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.
Matthew 6:13'And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory — to the ages. Amen.
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 →