Psalm 121:4

Verse 4 of 8. The 121st of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

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Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 121:4

He that keepeth Israel (v. 4) is thy keeper, v. 5. The shepherd of the flock is the shepherd of every sheep, and will take care that not one, even of the little ones, shall perish. 3. He is a wakeful watchful keeper: "He that keepeth Israel, that keepeth thee, O Israelite! shall neither slumber nor sleep; he never did, nor ever will, for he is never weary; he not only does not sleep, but he does not so much…

Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 121:1–8: Confidence in God.

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.