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Psalms 121

Highlighted words differ from the KJV. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    KJVA Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
    WEBA Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
  2. 2
    KJVMy help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
    WEBMy help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
  3. 3
    KJVHe will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
    WEBHe will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.
  4. 4
    KJVBehold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
    WEBBehold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
  5. 5
    KJVThe LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
    WEBYahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.
  6. 6
    KJVThe sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
    WEBThe sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
  7. 7
    KJVThe LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
    WEBYahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.
  8. 8
    KJVThe LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
    WEBYahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
  • World English Bible (WEB), public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.