Psalms 121:4 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 121:4

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

KJV

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ASV

Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.

WEB

Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

YLT

Lo, He slumbereth not, nor sleepeth, He who is preserving Israel.

DBT

Behold, he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

About this book

Old Testament

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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11 verses on the floor

Numbers 6:24
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
Psalms 127:1
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Isaiah 27:3
I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
Proverbs 3:24
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Psalms 32:7–8
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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We must fetch in help from God, by faith in his promises, and a due regard to all his institutions: " I will lift up my eyes to the hills " (probably he meant the hills on which the temple was built, Mount Moriah, and the holy hill of Zion, where the ark of the covenant, the oracle, and the altars were);

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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