Psalm 121/Text/Clauses
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Hebrew | Verse | English |
|---|---|---|
| שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | 1.1 | Song of the Ascents |
| אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִ֑ים | 1.2 | I lift my eyes toward the mountains. |
| מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃ | 1.3 | Where will my help come from? |
| עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 2.1 | My help is from YHWH, the one who made heaven and earth. |
| אַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ | 3.1 | May he not let your foot slip! |
| אַל־יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ | 3.2 | May the one who guards you not doze off! |
| הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 4.1 | Indeed, the one who guards Israel will not doze off and will not fall asleep. |
| יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ | 5.1 | YHWH is the one who guards you. |
| יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ | 5.2 | YHWH is your shade over your right hand. |
| יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה | 6.1 | During the day, the sun will not strike you, |
| וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ | 6.2 | nor the moon at night. |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע | 7.1 | YHWH will guard you from all harm. |
| יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | 7.2 | He will guard your life. |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ | 8.1 | YHWH will guard your going out and your coming in from now until forever. |