1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
1 [[A Song H7892 of degrees.]] H4609 I will lift up H5375 mine eyes H5869 unto the hills, H2022 from whence H370 cometh H935 my help. H5828
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
1 A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?
1 {A Song of degrees.} I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come?
1 > I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
1 <A Song of the going up.> My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?
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Commentary on Psalms 121 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
PSALM 121
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,
2. by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge (Ps 115:15), to which,
3, 4. His sleepless vigilance is added.
to be moved—(Compare Ps 38:16; 66:9).
5. upon thy right hand—a protector's place (Ps 109:31; 110:5).
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).
8. thy going out, &c.—all thy ways (De 28:19; Ps 104:23).
evermore—includes a future state.