Chapter commentary
Psalms Chapter 121
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Ps 121:1-8.
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2. by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge
(Ps 115:15),
to which,
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3, 4. His sleepless vigilance is added.
to be moved--(Compare
Ps 38:16; 66:9).
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5. upon thy right hand--a protector's place
(Ps 109:31; 110:5).
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6-8. God keeps His people at all times and in all perils.
nor the moon by night--poetically represents the dangers of the night, over which the moon presides
(Ge 1:16).
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8. thy going out, &c.--all thy ways
(De 28:19; Ps 104:23).
evermore--includes a future state.
Ps 121:1-8.
God's guardian care of His people celebrated.
1. I will lift up mine eyes--expresses desire (compare
Ps 25:1),
mingled with expectation. The last clause, read as a question, is answered,