Psalm 121

Good News Translation

The Lord Our Protector

121 I look to the mountains;
where will my help come from?
²My help will come from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

³He will not let you fall;
your protector is always awake.

⁴The protector of Israel
    never dozes or sleeps.
⁵The Lord will guard you;
    he is by your side to protect you.
⁶The sun will not hurt you during the day,
    nor the moon during the night.

⁷The Lord will protect you from all danger;
he will keep you safe.
⁸He will protect you as you come and go
now and forever.

Psalm 121

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 121

Assurance of God’s Protection

A Song of Ascents.

¹I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
²My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.^(A)

³He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.^(B)
⁴He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.^(C)
⁶The sun shall not strike you by day
nor the moon by night.^(D)

⁷The Lord will keep you from all evil;
    he will keep your life.^(E)
⁸The Lord will keep
    your going out and your coming in
    from this time on and forevermore.^(F)

Psalm 121

Complete Jewish Bible

121 ⁽⁰⁾A song of ascents:

⁽¹⁾If I raise my eyes to the hills,
from where will my help come?
²My help comes from Adonai,
the maker of heaven and earth.
³He will not let your foot slip —
your guardian is not asleep.
⁴No, the guardian of Isra’el
never slumbers or sleeps.

⁵Adonai is your guardian; at your right hand
Adonai provides you with shade —
⁶the sun can’t strike you during the day
or even the moon at night.

⁷Adonai will guard you against all harm;
he will guard your life.
⁸Adonai will guard your coming and going
from now on and forever.

Psalm 121

The Message

121 ^1-2I look up to the mountains;
does my strength come from mountains?
No, my strength comes from God,
who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.

^3-4He won’t let you stumble,
your Guardian God won’t fall asleep.
Not on your life! Israel’s
Guardian will never doze or sleep.

^5-6God’s your Guardian,
right at your side to protect you—
Shielding you from sunstroke,
sheltering you from moonstroke.

^7-8God guards you from every evil,
he guards your very life.
He guards you when you leave and when you return,
he guards you now, he guards you always.

Good News Translation (GNT)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

The Message (MSG)

Psalm 121 Good News Translation

The Lord Our Protector

Psalm 121 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition