Psalm 121:1-2

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 121:1

Psalms 121:1 In 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 eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, who hath made... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 121:1-2

Psalms 121:1-2 To the mind of the Jewish poet the everlasting hills of his native land were as shadows of the Infinite. The security which these mountain-ranges afforded to Palestine, forming as they did so remarkable a barrier to the land on every side except towards the sea, suggested to the writer of the Psalm an emblem of the Divine protection. I. Here we have the grand distinction between the faith of the Jew and that of the heathen. The Jew knew that "the gods of the heathen are but... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 121:1-8

Psalms 121:0 There is an affinity between souls and hills, especially for those who have become acquainted with their own solemn depths and sublime heights. In man's earthly estate wonderful heights are laid low. He has descended from the eternal hills. Being away from his home and half a stranger to himself, the broken conformations of the outward world, the deep, dark, mist-shrouded valleys, the bold, aspiring, light-seeking mountains, deeply affect him. Man in trouble instinctively looks to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 121:2

Psalms 121:2 This expression of dependence upon God is not merely a formal act of piety, but the utterance of a truth which is seen to be more profoundly true for all of us the more we think of it. I. It is plain that in all man's great discoveries he only observes the energies of nature, which are not his own, but are really the energies of God; and in his inventions he follows up hints which are given him by nature itself, so that he is bound to acknowledge God in every step of his... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 121:1-8

DISCOURSE: 714SECURITY OF THOSE WHO TRUST IN GODPsalms 121:1-8. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Psalms 121:1

A Song of degrees Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up to Jerusalem to the feasts. Psalms 122:1; Psalms 122:2. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 121:1-8

Psalms 121:1-8 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills ( Psalms 121:1 ),For there is Jerusalem, there in the mountains of Jerusalem, up there in the hills. There is that city. There is where I'm going to stand before God.from whence cometh my help ( Psalms 121:1 ).Now this psalm is often misquoted. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help," as though my help was coming from the hills. You know, "From whence cometh my help. I will lift up my eyes." And the idea, my... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 121:1-8

Psalms 121:1 . I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. Zion and mount Moriah, on which the temple stood. See on Psalms 125:2. REFLECTIONS. In the preseding psalm we found the man of God mourning in exile; here we find him rejoicing under the covenant care and peculiar protection of providence. He would lift up his eyes to the hill of Zion, where the Lord dwelt in his glory. Or if we read, Shall I lift my eyes to the hills, where Israel has the advantage in battle, or where idols are... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 121:1-8

Psalms 121:1-8I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. Guaranteed securityI. The godly man’s need. “Help.” Can never outgrow this: dependence the characteristic of the creature: “help” must be had in the conflict or it will end in defeat, in the toil or it will issue in failure, in the pilgrim-march or we faint and fail by the way, etc.II. The godly man’s attitude: Looking for help--“I will lift up my eyes,” etc. He waits--he expects--he obtains. The truest vision is soul-vision. Looking up in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 121:2

Psalms 121:2My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.Turning creation to accountThis, indeed, is turning creation to account. It is thought a great thing to have a patron who is distinguished by his rank or his deeds. The man is envied who can look up for help to kings, or princes, or nobles; but the meanest believer may say of the Lord who ‘made heaven and earth that He is engaged for his succour and protection. This, we say, is turning creation to account. This is pressing... read more

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