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Psalm 121:1-2
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Psalm 121[a]

The Lord My Guardian

1 A song of ascents.

I raise my eyes toward the mountains.[b]
    From whence shall come my help?(A)
2 My help comes from the Lord,
    the maker of heaven and earth.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 121 A blessing given to someone embarking on a dangerous journey whether a soldier going on a campaign or a pilgrim returning home from the Temple. People look anxiously at the wooded hills. Will God protect them on their journey (Ps 121:1)? The speaker declares that God is not confined to a place or a time (Ps 121:2), that every step is guarded (Ps 121:3–4); night and day (Ps 121:5–6) God watches over their every movement (Ps 121:7–8).
  2. 121:1 The mountains: possibly Mount Zion, the site of the Temple and hence of safety, but more probably mountains as a place of dangers, causing anxiety to the psalmist.
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