Psalm 121

The Lord Our Protector

A song of ascents.

I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?(A)
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(B)

He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.(C)
Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.(D)

The Lord protects you;
the Lord is a shelter right by your side.[a](E)
The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.(F)

The Lord will protect you from all harm;
he will protect your life.(G)
The Lord will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.(H)

Footnotes

  1. 121:5 Lit is your shelter at your right hand

Hjälpen kommer från Herren

121 [a]En pilgrimssång.

Jag lyfter mina ögon till bergen.
    Varifrån kommer min hjälp?

[b]Min hjälp kommer från Herren,
    som har gjort himmel och jord.
[c]Inte låter han din fot vackla,
    inte slumrar han som bevarar dig.
Nej, han som bevarar Israel,
    han slumrar inte, han sover inte.

[d]Herren bevarar dig,
    Herren är ditt skydd
        på din högra sida.
[e]Solen ska inte skada dig
        om dagen,
    inte månen om natten.
[f]Herren ska bevara dig
        från allt ont,
    han ska bevara din själ.
[g]Herren ska bevara
        din utgång och din ingång,
    från nu och till evig tid.

God the Help of Those Who Seek Him

A Song of Ascents.

121 I (A)will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
(B)My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

(C)He will not allow your foot to [a]be moved;
(D)He who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your [b]keeper;
The Lord is (E)your shade (F)at your right hand.
(G)The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.

The Lord shall [c]preserve you from all evil;
He shall (H)preserve your soul.
The Lord shall (I)preserve[d] your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 121:3 slip
  2. Psalm 121:5 protector
  3. Psalm 121:7 keep
  4. Psalm 121:8 keep