Psalms 121:4

121:3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

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

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Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

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

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

121:5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.

What does Psalms 121:4 mean?

Psalms 121:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַר (shâmar), יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), נוּם (nûwm).

Hebrew interlinear

Behold,

that

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

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

shall

neither

slumberנוּםnûwm/noom/H5123to slumber (from drowsiness)

nor

sleep.יָשֵׁןyâshên/yaw-shane'/H3462properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate

Topics

Eye God Jews, the Privileges of Saints Providence of God, the Psalms

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 121:4.

Isaiah 5:27

None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 121:4 say?

Psalms 121:4 (King James Version) reads: "Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep."

Is Psalms 121:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 121:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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