Psalm 121/Text/Lines
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | 1a | Song of the Ascents |
| אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֭ינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִ֑ים | 1b | I lift my eyes toward the mountains. |
| מֵ֝אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי׃ | 1c | Where will my help come from? |
| עֶ֭זְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה | 2a | My help is from YHWH, |
| עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 2b | the one who made heaven and earth. |
| אַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ | 3a | May he not let your foot slip! |
| אַל־יָ֝נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ | 3b | May the one who guards you not doze off! |
| הִנֵּ֣ה לֹֽא־יָ֭נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן | 4a | Indeed, the one who guards Israel |
| שׁ֝וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 4b | will not doze off and will not fall asleep. |
| יְהוָ֥ה שֹׁמְרֶ֑ךָ | 5a | YHWH is the one who guards you. |
| יְהוָ֥ה צִ֝לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ | 5b | YHWH is your shade over your right hand. |
| יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה | 6a | During the day, the sun will not strike you, |
| וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ | 6b | nor the moon at night. |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע | 7a | YHWH will guard you from all harm. |
| יִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ | 7b | He will guard your life. |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ | 8a | YHWH will guard your going out and your coming in |
| מֵֽ֝עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ | 8b | from now until forever. |