Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Psalms 121

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Psalms121:1

PSALM 121

Psa 121:1-8. God's guardian care of His people celebrated.

1. I will lift up mine eyes--expresses desire (compare Psa 25:1), mingled with expectation. The last clause, read as a question, is answered,

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2. by avowing God to be the helper, of whose ability His creative power is a pledge (Psa 115:15), to which,

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3-4. His sleepless vigilance is added.

to be moved--(Compare Psa 38:16; 66:9).

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5. upon thy right hand--a protector's place (Psa 109:31; 110:5).

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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).

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