Psalms 121:3

121:2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

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He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

He will not suffer your foot to be moved: he that keeps you will not slumber.

121:4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

What does Psalms 121:3 mean?

Psalms 121:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), רֶגֶל (regel), מוֹט (môwṭ).

Hebrew interlinear

will

not

sufferנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

thy

footרֶגֶלregel/reh'-gel/H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

moved:מוֹטmôwṭ/mote/H4132a wavering, i.e. fall; by implication, a pole (as shaking); hence, a yoke (as essentially a bent pole)

that

keepethשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

thee

will

not

slumber.נוּםnûwm/noom/H5123to slumber (from drowsiness)

Topics

Eye God Jews, the Protection Psalms

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 121:3.

Genesis 24:32

And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 121:3 say?

Psalms 121:3 (King James Version) reads: "He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber."

Is Psalms 121:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 121:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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