Psalm 121:1-2

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 121:1-8

The Guardian Care of the Lord. A song of degrees, full of believing fervor due to the consciousness of the fellowship of God with His children on earth. v. 1. I will lift up mine eyes, in anxious, yet trustful desire and longing, unto the hills, regarded as the throne of Jehovah, from whence cometh my help, or, in the form of a question, "From whence will come my help?" a most emphatic declaration of trust in the almighty power of God and in His willingness to help His children. v. 2. My... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 121:1-8

Psalms 121:0A Song of degrees I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,From whence cometh my help.2 My help cometh from the Lord,Which made heaven and earth.3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:He that keepeth thee will not slumber.4 Behold, he that keepeth IsraelShall neither slumber nor sleep.5 The Lord is thy keeper:The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.6 The sun shall not smite thee by day,Nor the moon by night.7 The Lord shall preserve thee from... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Psalms 121:1-2

Psalms LOOKING TO THE HILLS Psa_121:1 - Psa_121:2 . The so-called ‘Songs of Degrees,’ of which this psalm is one, are usually, and with great probability, attributed to the times of the Exile. If that be so, we get an appropriate background and setting for the expressions and emotions of this psalm. We see the exile, wearied with the monotony of the long-stretching, flat plains of Babylonia, summoning up before his mind the distant hills where his home was. We see him wondering how he will... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 121:1-8

Where to Find Help Psalms 120:1-7 ; Psalms 121:1-8 This is the first of the “Songs of Degrees.” It has been suggested that they were pilgrim-songs to beguile the journeys from all parts of the country to the great annual feasts. They have been associated with the reign of the good Hezekiah. Mesech and Kedar are typical enemies, who forced their way into the kingdom of Judah and vexed the people of God. They are compared to sharp swords and arrows in Psalms 57:4 ; Psalms 64:3 , but now in... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 121:1-8

This song, so full of beauty, marks another stage in the approach of the worshiper in that it sets forth his assurance of the present help of Jehovah. The singer is still far from the appointed place of worship, lifting his eyes toward the distant mountains. He is not far from Jehovah, however. In Jehovah's keeping, even though far from the center of external worship, the pilgrim realizes his safety. He lifts his longing eyes toward the mountains of Zion, where stands the house of his God, and... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 121:1

HELP FROM THE HILLS‘I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.’Psalms 121:1In these first words of one of the greatest Psalms of David, the nobleness which we immediately feel seems to lie in this, that David will seek help only from the highest source. Nothing less than God’s help can really meet his needs. He will not peer into the valleys, he will not turn to fellow-men, to nature, to work, to pleasure, as if they had the relief he needed. ‘I will lift up mine... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 121:1-8

CXXI. Yahweh’ s Care for His People. Psalms 121:8 . going out i.e. to the feast at Zion, and coming in to thy home far away, perhaps in heathen lands. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 121:1

Unto the hills; either to Zion and Moriah, which are called the holy mountains, Psalms 87:1; or rather, 2. To the hills in general, whereof there were many in the land of Canaan, and upon which the forces, which he hoped would come to his aid, might be seen at a great distance. Cometh; or, may come; Heb. will come. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 121:2

From God alone, and therefore to him alone will I turn mine eyes. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 121:1-8

INTRODUCTIONThis “Song of the Ascents”—a title slightly varying from that of each of the other Gradual Psalms—is as suitable as any for the Israelite’s use when not leaving his home for the earthly Jerusalem, but only meditating on the circumstances and prospects of his spiritual progress, especially when life is drawing to a close; but its beauties are more apparent if we regard it as bursting from the lips of the pilgrims as after their long, weary, and dangerous march, in spite of Mesech and... read more

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