Psalm 121:4
New Living Translation
4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel
never slumbers or sleeps.
Psalm 127:1
New Living Translation
Psalm 127
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.
1 Unless the Lord builds a house,
the work of the builders is wasted.
Unless the Lord protects a city,
guarding it with sentries will do no good.
Isaiah 27:3
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3 I, the Lord, will watch over it,
watering it carefully.
Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it.
Psalm 32:7-8
New Living Translation
7 For you are my hiding place;
you protect me from trouble.
You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude
8 The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.
Ecclesiastes 8:16
New Living Translation
16 In my search for wisdom and in my observation of people’s burdens here on earth, I discovered that there is ceaseless activity, day and night.
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Revelation 7:15
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15 “That is why they stand in front of God’s throne
and serve him day and night in his Temple.
And he who sits on the throne
will give them shelter.
1 Kings 18:27
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27 About noontime Elijah began mocking them. “You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself.[a] Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!”
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- 18:27 Or is busy somewhere else, or is engaged in business.
Psalm 27:1
New Living Translation
Psalm 27
A psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,
so why should I tremble?
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