Psalm 121 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

God the Help of Those Who Seek Him

Psa 121:1

Psa 121:1A Song of Ascents.

I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?

Psa 121:2

Psa 121:2My help comes from the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.

Psa 121:3

Psa 121:3He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.

Psa 121:4

Psa 121:4Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Psa 121:5

Psa 121:5The LORD is your keeper;
The LORD is your shade at your right hand.

Psa 121:6

Psa 121:6The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.

Psa 121:7

Psa 121:7The LORD shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.

Psa 121:8

Psa 121:8The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore.

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