Psalm 121:7-8

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 121:5-8

Psalms 121:5-8The Lord is thy keeper. Divine protectionA celebrated traveller--after an absence of three years, during which he had walked across the continent of Africa from east to west, through vast regions never before trodden by the foot of the white man--recently received an enthusiastic welcome home. As he approached the quiet Kentish village where he had spent his boyish days, his first act, before entering his much-loved home, was to pass through the portals of the church where his... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 121:7-8

Psalms 121:7-8The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil Preserved Item all evilLawyers, when they are drawing up important documents, frequently con-elude with some general terms to meet any emergency which may possibly occur.They do this on the principle that what is not in may be supposed to be intentionally left out. In order to guard against this inference, they are not content with inserting a number of particular cases; they conclude with a general statement, which includes everything,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 121:7

Psa 121:7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. Ver. 7. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ] Whether of sin or of punishment; from the hurt if not from the smart thereof. He shall preserve thy soul ] Which is oft untouched when the body is in durance. A sick servant of Christ being asked how he did, answered, My body is sick, my soul is well. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 121:8

Psa 121:8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Ver. 8. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, &c. ] Thou shalt have his safe-conduct, his public faith for thy defence, in all thy lawful enterprises at home and abroad; together with good success in all thine affairs and actions, Proverbs 3:6 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 121:7

preserve: Psalms 91:9, Psalms 91:10, Job 5:19-Daniel :, Proverbs 12:21, Matthew 6:13, Romans 8:28, Romans 8:35-Malachi :, 2 Timothy 4:18 he shall: Psalms 34:22, Psalms 41:2, Psalms 97:10, Psalms 145:20 Reciprocal: Genesis 48:16 - Angel 1 Samuel 30:23 - who hath 2 Samuel 8:6 - the Lord 1 Chronicles 18:13 - Thus the Lord Job 5:24 - thou shalt visit Psalms 6:4 - deliver Psalms 17:5 - Hold Psalms 25:20 - O Psalms 26:1 - I shall Luke 11:4 - but John 17:15 - keep 2 Thessalonians 3:3 - and read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 121:8

thy going out: Deuteronomy 28:6, Deuteronomy 28:19, 2 Samuel 5:2, Ezra 8:21, Ezra 8:31, Proverbs 2:8, Proverbs 3:6, James 4:13-Nehemiah : from this time: Psalms 113:2, Psalms 115:18 Reciprocal: Genesis 8:16 - General Genesis 8:18 - General 1 Samuel 2:9 - will keep 1 Samuel 18:13 - he went out 1 Samuel 29:6 - thy going 1 Samuel 30:23 - who hath 2 Samuel 3:25 - and to know 2 Samuel 8:6 - the Lord 1 Kings 3:7 - to go 2 Kings 19:27 - thy going out 1 Chronicles 18:6 - Thus the Lord 2 Chronicles... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 121:7

7. He shall preserve thy soul There is a rising in the sense here from preserve… from all evil, in the first member. That relates to the common casualties of life, this evidently to that higher preservation which belongs to the saints as such, the perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3) of a resting faith. Nephesh, ( soul,) therefore, is here to be understood in its higher sense of spirit, the spiritual and immortal part. It is spiritual, or soul, preservation as distinct from mere physical. See... read more

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