Psalm 121:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 He will not allow your foot to slip;(A)
or your guardian to sleep.
4 Behold, the guardian of Israel
never slumbers nor sleeps.
5 [a]The Lord is your guardian;
the Lord is your shade
at your right hand.(B)
Footnotes
- 121:5–6 The image of shade, a symbol of protection, is apt: God as shade protects from the harmful effects that ancients believed were caused by the sun and moon.
Psalm 121:3-5
New International Version
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches(A) over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord watches over(B) you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
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