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Psalms 121:2 King James Version (KJV)

2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.


Psalms 121:2 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

2 My help H5828 cometh from the LORD, H3068 which made H6213 heaven H8064 and earth. H776


Psalms 121:2 American Standard (ASV)

2 My help `cometh' from Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth.


Psalms 121:2 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

2 My help `is' from Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,


Psalms 121:2 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

2 My help [cometh] from Jehovah, who made the heavens and the earth.


Psalms 121:2 World English Bible (WEB)

2 My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.


Psalms 121:2 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

2 Your help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Cross Reference

Isaiah 40:28-29 KJV

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

Psalms 146:5-6 KJV

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

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.